Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['low_calorie'], recipe: simple syrup: combine the sugar and water in a saucepan, and heat until it barely begins to boil. remove from heat and cool. limeade: combine one cup of syrup and one cup of lime juice in a pitcher. add enough water to make up a half gallon. serve over ice.

Target recipe: wash the lemons and peel them thinly. remove the pith. slice the lemons and place them with the peel and sugar in a sufficiently large vessel. bring half of the water to the boil and pour it over the lemons, peel and sugar. stir and leave to stand covered for a while. add the rest of the water cold. when the liquid is lukewarm add the yeast. keep the mead at room temperature until it starts to ferment,about one day. put a couple of raisins and 1 tsp of sugar into clean bottles, and strain the mead into the bottles. loosely cork the bottles and store them in a cool place. the mead is ready when the raisins rise to the surface.