FRESH STp

Boil 4 cups sugar ty,
Lg

with 4 cups cold water

until sugar dissolves.

Boil 1 minute more.

Cool completely, bottle, and chill.

To prepare the sorbet, combine

2 cups chilled syrup with 2 cups puréed

fresh strawberries (or other berry) and 1 Tbl. fresh
lemon juice. Pour into ice cream maker

and freeze as directed.

Makes | generous quart.

Ina tall glass pitcher,

combine 1 cup fresh

iemon juice with

2/3 to | cup berry sugar (to taste).

Stir to dissolve sugar — set aside 15 minutes.

Add 1 tray ice cubes and 4 cups cold water

or chilled club soda (for a fizzier version).

Stir to combine. Add lots of lemon slices and mint
sprigs. Serve over ice in tall cooler glasses.

Serves 6.