Making Old-Fashioned Lemonade. 1  1. Find a large pitcher. 2  2. Squeeze some lemons to make 1 cup (225 milliliters) of lemon juice. 3  3. Pour the lemon juice into the pitcher.  4. Place a saucepan on the 1  stove. 5. Pour some water and sugar into the saucepan.  6. Heat the sugar and 1  water. 7. Pour the sugar-water into the pitcher.