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Blackberry-Ginger Lemonade in a pitcher and glasses

Sparkling Blackberry-Ginger Lemonade

MAKES ABOUT 13 CUPS

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons blackberry preserves*
  • 2 cups fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cups ginger beer chilled*
  • 2½ cups seltzer water chilled
  • Garnish: lemon slices fresh blackberries

Method
 

  1. Place 2 cups water, sugar, and preserves in the container of a blender. Process 30 seconds. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Place mixture in a large pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and chill.
  2. Just before serving, stir in ginger beer and seltzer water. Serve over ice. Garnish with lemon and blackberries, if desired.

Notes

*We used Bonne Maman Blackberry Preserves and Fever-Tree Ginger Beer.