Strawberry Melon Fizz

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 5 fresh mint sprigs
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• 1 quart fresh strawberries, halved
• 2 cups cubed honeydew
• 1 3/4 cups cubed cantaloupe
• ginger ale or sparkling white grape juice

Directions:

In sauce pan, combine sugar, water, and mint, and bring to a boil. Boil and stir until candy thermometer reads 240 degrees F (soft ball stage). Remove from heat, and allow to cool. Discard mint.

Combine the strawberries and melon.

Just before serving, fill tall glasses with fruit and drizzle with 1 Tbsp. syrup. Add ginger ale to each glass. Garnish with a thin wedge of cantaloupe and a whole strawberry on the rim of the glass. Add a colorful straw, and long handle ice tea spoon. Enjoy.

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By Vi Johnson from Moorpark, CA