Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade

Name: Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: 4 cups fresh raspberries; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups water; Two 1-inch strips lemon zest; 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 liters seltzer water, chilled

December 14, 2011

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!”

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