Cherry Lemon Cooler

Serves
4
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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

Directions

  1. 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. Fill a 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.