Sweet Cherry Lemonade

Ingredients

Simple syrup
1 cup	cherry juice from Ontario Pitted Black Sweet Cherries	(250 mL)
3/4 cup	white sugar	(175 mL)
Lemonade
1 cup	lemon juice (from about 4-6 lemons)	(250 mL)
4-6 cups	still or sparkling water. Dilute to suit your taste.	(1-1.5 L)

tip

 If you are buying prepared lemonade: to serve, add 1 tbsp of cherry syrup to each glass of lemonade.

Directions

 Simple syrup:

1. In a saucepan, stir together cherry juice and sugar.
2. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat and simmer for approximately 3-5 minutes. Stir frequently, until sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside.
3. This makes approximately 1.5 cups of simple syrup which may be kept covered in the fridge for 1 week.

Lemonade:

1. Blend cherry syrup, lemon juice and add water to suit your taste.
2. Depending on how sour your lemons are, you might prefer to add a little extra cherry syrup to sweeten further.
3. Serve over ice.