Saft Sparklers

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• ice
• 4 cups club soda
• 6 lbs mixed fruit (such as raspberries , lum, elderberries, and strawberries, hulled, quartered about 8 cups)
• 3 inches fresh gingerroot, thinly sliced (3 inches)
• 4 cups water
• 3 cups sugar, plus more
• sugar, as needed
• 8 sprigs fresh mint

Recipe

• 1 saft sparkler: pour 1/3 cup saft into each of 8 ice-filled glasses. top with 1/2 cup club soda.
• 2 saft: bring fruit, ginger and water to a simmer n a large pot. cook until fruit is soft, 1-=15 minutes. let cool slightly, then strain through a cheesecloth lined sieve into a large saucepan, pressing on fruit. (press gently to prevent syrup from becoming cloudy.) discard fruit. add sufar and taste, adding more as needed to reach desired sweetness.
• 3 bring juice mixture to gentle simmer, stirring often until sugar dissolves. add mint, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until liquid reduces to a light syrup, about 15 minutes. (you should have about 8 cups). let cool completely, discard mint. trandfer syrup to sterilized bottlers or airtight containers. cover and refrigerate for up to 3 months.