Pineapple-Ginger-Limeade Cooler

Ingredients

• 3 inch ginger fresh chopped
• 10 servings ice cubes crushed
• 1.3 cups juice of lime fresh
• 1.5 teaspoons lime rind grated
• 46 oz pineapple juice unsweetened canned
• 1.5 cups sugar 
• 1.5 cups water 

Equipment

• sieve

Directions

1. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes.
2. Remove from heat; let stand 1 hour.
3. Pour pineapple juice mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher, discarding ginger. Stir in lime rind, and, if desired, rum.
4. Serve over crushed ice.