Berry punch - country cooking

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Fresh strawberries
¼ cup Sugar
2 11-oz bottles lemon-flavored sparkling water, chilled
1 tablespoon Grenadine
Ice cubes (opt.)

Directions

1. One day before serving, hull strawberries. Cut two 1-inch berries in half; set aside, Very thinly slice remaining berries into a small bowl. Toss with sugar. Add halved berries to top; cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

2. Next day, place a berry half in each of 4 chilled 8-oz punch glasses or mugs. Thoroughly strain sugared berries, allowing juice to flow into 2 quart pitcher or punch bowl. (Strained berries may be reserved for another purpose.)

3. Stir sparkling water and grenadine into juice. Pour into prepared glasses; serve immediately. If desired, serve punch over ice cubes.

Country Cooking/Summer/94 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary

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