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Fresh Mint Ginger Lemonade/Limeade

½ cup (packed) chopped fresh mint leaves

1/3 cup chopped fresh ginger

1/3 cup honey

2 cups boiling water

1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice

1 ½ cups (about) water

Ice cubes

Mint leaves

Lemon or lime slices

Combine mint, ginger and honey in bowl.  Add boiling water.  Let steep 30 minutes.  

Strain into a 4-cup glass measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract liquids.  Add lemon/lime juice and enough water to measure 4 cups total.  Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Fill cups with ice.  Add lemonade.  Garnish with mint leaves and lemon/lime slices. 

4 servings.


THM - Replace honey with alternate sugar-free sweetener.