Derby Drink

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups cold water
• 4 sprigs mint (the leaves only)
• 1 1/2 quarts ginger ale
• 15 sprigs mint (garnish)
• 15 soda straws

Recipe

• 1 place the lemon juice, sugar and water in a medium sized bowl, mix.
• 2 add the torn leaves of 4 mint sprigs (minus the stems), mix.
• 3 allow the mixture to sit for 30 minutes.
• 4 strain/pour the mixture into a 1 gallon container (throw away the mint leaves).
• 5 add the 1 1/2 quarts of ginger ale to the container.
• 6 fill a high ball sized glass with crushed ice and 1 whole mint sprig.
• 7 pour the"kentucky derby" mixture into the glass, add a straw and serve.
• 8 note: the mixture will actually fit into a 1/2 gallon container- barely.