Craft Mocktails

Ingredients

• 2 cups cucumber thinly sliced
• 1 cup mint leaves fresh
• 24 servings ice cubes 
• 1  optional: lemon thinly sliced
• 3 cups juice of lemon fresh
• 1  lime thinly sliced
• 2 medium mangos peeled chopped
• 2 cups berries mixed (blueberries, blackberries and raspberries)
• 1 liter seltzer water chilled
• 3 cups sugar 
• 3 cups water 
• 9 cups water cold

Equipment

• sauce pan
• wooden spoon

Directions

1. In 2-quart saucepan, heat sugar and 3 cups water over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar is completely dissolved. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
2. To make
3. Place 1 cup berries in pitcher. Muddle with back of wooden spoon.
4. Add 1 1/2 cups of the sugar mixture, 1 cup lemon juice, 3 cups cold water, remaining berries and lemon slices. Refrigerate 30 minutes to chill. To serve, fill 8 glasses half full with berry mixture.
5. Add ice and sparkling water to fill glasses.
6. Place mint leaves in pitcher. Muddle with back of wooden spoon.
7. Add 1 1/2 cups of the sugar mixture, 1 cup lemon juice, 3 cups cold water and cucumber slices. Refrigerate 30 minutes to chill. To serve, fill 8 glasses half full with cucumber mixture.
8. Add ice and sparkling water to fill glasses.
9. Place 1 cup chopped mango in pitcher. Muddle with back of wooden spoon.
10. Add 1 1/2 cups of the sugar mixture, 1 cup lemon juice, 3 cups cold water, remaining mango and lime slices. Refrigerate 30 minutes to chill. To serve, fill 8 glasses half full with mango mixture.
11. Add ice and sparkling water to fill glasses.