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Ingredients
- 1 lb strawberry, for puree
- 1 lb raspberries (combination of strawberry, blackberries or 1 lb blueberry) or 1 lb mixed berry, for sodas (combination of strawberry, blackberries or 1 lb blueberry)
- 2 cups vanilla ice cream or 2 cups frozen yogurt
- 4 13 cups sparkling water or 4 13 cups seltzer water, chilled
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cherry brandy, if desired (optional)
Method
- Strawberry Puree:
- Rinse and hull the strawberries for puree.
- Place in blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
- Strain and refrigerate until ready to make sodas.
- For each soda:
- Rinse berries for sodas.
- Hull and halve or quarter, if using strawberries.
- Frost very tall glasses (one per serving) as follows:
- Spread 1/4 cup sugar evenly on small plate, measure 1/4 cup water into small bowl.
- Dip rims of glasses first in water, then in sugar to coat rims.
- Keep glasses in freezer until ready to prepare sodas.
- Layer berries and ice cream in frosted glasses: about one-fourth of berries, small scoop ice cream, and another one-fourth of berries, second scoop of ice cream, another one-fourth of the berries, etc.
- (Sodas can be held in freezer for several hours at this point.
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- In large pitcher gently blend puree, sparkling water, lemon juice and brandy.
- Pour into prepared frosted glasses.
- Garnish with mint leaves and remaining berries.
