Fresh Fruit Syrup

Ingredients

• 1 quart fresh strawberries, raspberries, cherries, or currants
• 1 pint water
• Sugar to taste
• Water to taste
• Cracked ice for serving

Method

1. 1 Cook the fruit with water in a pot until well softened.
2. 2 Strain the mixture and press out the juice through a heavy cloth.
3. 3 Let the juice cool completely.
4. 4 Sweeten and dilute with water to taste.
5. 5 Serve in glasses filled with cracked ice.