Juice the lemons, you will want about 1 cup of lemon juice. Strain the juice if you prefer pulp-free lemonade.
Reserve the lemon rind halves.
Prepare simple syrup using 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring the water and sugar to a boil, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
Combine lemon juice and simple syrup and allow the lemon and sugar combination to cool.
**Adjust the proportions of lemon juice to simple syrup to change the sweetness or tartness of the lemonade to suit your preference.
Cut strawberries into quarters and muddle in a small bowl or tall glass until well smashed.
Add the lemon syrup and strawberries to a pitcher and mix thoroughly
Add reserved lemon rinds half to pitcher.
Add 4 cups of cold water to the pitcher, mix well
Taste lemonade and add more water until you reach the desired sweet-tart balance.