VERY BERRY LEMONADE

Ingredients:
Fresh or dry pack frozen raspberries - 1 1/2 cups
Fresh lemon juice - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Fresh mint sprigs - 3
Water - 5 cups
Ice
Lemon slices for garnish

Method:

• Combine the water and the sugar in a large saucepan. Bring the liquid to boiling over high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• remove the saucepan from the heat and add the mint, if you wish.
• Chill the syrup for one hour.
• remove the mint if used. Combine the raspberries and one cup of the sugar syrup and blend it to make puree.
• strain the puree into the pitcher and add the remaining syrup and the lemon juice.
• Stir well.
• Serve the lemonade over ice in tall glasses, garnished with lemon slices.