Description
A recipe for Cherry Lemon Sparkler

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 cup Northwest fresh sweet cherries, halved and pitted
  
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice, refrigerated
  
• Crushed ice
  
• 1 bottle (1 liter) club soda or seltzer
  
• Northwest fresh sweet cherries with stems
  
• 4 long stems fresh mint

Preparation
Combine water and sugar in small saucepan; add halved cherries. Bring mixture to boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

Strain syrup into container with tight fitting lid; discard cherries. Refrigerate syrup until cold.

For each serving: Fill tall 12- to 16-ounce glass with ice. Pour 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/3 cup syrup over ice and top with club soda. Garnish with cherries and mint.

Tip: Leftover syrup may be stored, refrigerated, up to 1 week.

Nutrition
Nutritional analysis per serving: 140 calories, 0g protein, 37g carbohydrates, 1g fiber, 28mg sodium, 0mg cholesterol, 0g fat

Serves
Makes 4 servings

Variations
no information available