Cranberry Shrub

Ingredients:

• 1 qt Cranberry juice
• 2 c Sugar
• 1 Lemon rind,
• 2/3 c Lemon juice
• 1 qt Club soda
• 1 pt Tart sherbet-(opt)

Preparation:

• Simmer cranberry juice, sugar and rind, uncovered, in a saucepan (NOT aluminum) 10 minutes, stirring now and then.
• Off heat, mix in lemon juice, cool, pour into a bottle, cover and refrigerate.
• Serve as is on the rocks in punch cups or small glasses.
• OR, half fill a tall glass with shrub, add ice, and fill with club soda.
• OR, pour into punch cups and top each serving with a scoop of tart sherbet.