Blackberry Lemonade

Ingredients

• 14 ounce blackberries frozen
• 0.8 cup juice of lemon fresh ( 5 lemons)
• 0.3 cup juice of lime fresh ( 1 large lime)
• 16 ounce maraschino cherries without stems 
• 1.3 cups sugar 
• 3 cups water 

Equipment

• sieve
• blender

Directions

1. Process first 5 ingredients in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
2. Pour fruit mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding solids. Stir in 3 cups water.
3. Serve over ice.