Mint Julep
- 1 quart water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 pint claret wine
- 1 cup strawberry juice
- 1 cup orange juice
- Juice 8 lemons
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 12 sprigs fresh mint
Make syrup by boiling quart of sugar and water twenty minutes (be patient, you rascal). Separate mint in pieces, add to the boiling water, cover, and let stand in warm place five minutes, strain, and add to syrup; add fruit juices and cool. Pour into punchbowl, add claret, and chill with a large piece of ice; dilute with water. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and whole strawberries.
Submitted by Aug 2, 2009
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min