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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 1/3 cup tea concentrate (qv)
1/3 cup cranberries, dried
1 1/3 cup cherry juice or cider
1 1/3 cup water, sparkling
Directions
Combine tea concentrate and cranberries in a pan and bring to boil. Cover
and chill until cold, at least 1 hour. Pour through fine strainer into a
large pitcher, discard cranberries, add juice and sparkling water and mix
well. Pour over ice to serve.
Source: Sunset Magazine, August 1994
Servings: 4
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