PAT One of the things I truly love about Gina is that she is so creative when it comes to beverages. This lemonade is as sparkling, stimulating, and sexy as my darling wife. The seltzer water gives this refresher a great bubbly taste. Gina uses raspberries, but you can substitute any fruit you love and you’ll still be singing, “Oh, happy day!”
Recipe information
Yield
serves 8
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Put the raspberries, sugar, water, and lemon strips in a medium saucepan, and bring the liquid to a boil, stirring frequently so the sugar can dissolve and the fruit can soften. When it reaches the boil, turn off the heat and allow the mixture to steep for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Strain the syrup through a fine sieve, and press on solids to extract all the juice and pulp from the berries. Discard the seeds and lemon strips. Refrigerate the syrup for 30 minutes, or until chilled.
Step 3
Pour the chilled raspberry-lemon syrup and the lemon juice into a tall, large glass pitcher. Stir with a wooden spoon, then top with seltzer water. Serve in ice-filled glasses.
