It’s a pretty scary story. It does involve clowns, after all
By Laura Kiniry
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It’s sweet, colorful and synonymous with summertime. Pink lemonade has been a part of American culture longer than backyard barbecues and above-ground swimming pools, but have you ever stopped to consider why the go-to lemonade has that pastel hue? While pink lemons do exist (they were first discovered on a typical Eureka lemon tree in 1930), their light pink flesh juices clear. Instead, it turns out the likely origins of this popular beverage is a tale as unexpected as its own rosy and unnatural shade.