Cherry Lemonade

Ingredients

• 16 ounce cherries dark sweet frozen pitted
• 2 tablespoons grenadine syrup 
• 1.5 cups juice of lemon fresh ( 9 lemons)
• 0.8 cup sugar 
• 5 cups water 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• sieve

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes.
2. Pour into a bowl; chill at least 1 hour or until cold.
3. Strain mixture through a sieve into a pitcher; discard cherries. Stir in lemon juice and grenadine.
4. Serve over ice.