Name: Blackberry Limeade
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 12 drinks
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh lime juice (from 8 to 12 limes); 1 2/3 cups superfine granulated sugar; 1 qt cold water; 2 tablespoons blackberry syrup, store-bought (see Shopping List, page 160) or homemade (see cooks' note, below); Garnish: thin lime slices

A sweet blackberry syrup mellows mouth-puckering limes in an intensely fruity (and kid-friendly) drink.

Cooks' note:

To make blackberry syrup, heat 1/4 cup blackberry jam with 1 tablespoon water in a small saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until jam is dissolved. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids. Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.

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