Double Berry Super Sodas

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb strawberry, for puree
• 1 lb raspberries (combination of strawberry, blackberries or 1 lb blueberry) or 1 lb mixed berry, for sodas (combination of strawberry, blackberries or 1 lb blueberry)
• 2 cups vanilla ice cream or 2 cups frozen yogurt
• 4 1/3 cups sparkling water or 4 1/3 cups seltzer water, chilled
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cherry brandy, if desired (optional)

Recipe

• 1 strawberry puree:
• 2 rinse and hull the strawberries for puree. place in blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
• 3 strain and refrigerate until ready to make sodas.
• 4 for each soda:
• 5 rinse berries for sodas.
• 6 hull and halve or quarter, if using strawberries.
• 7 frost very tall glasses (one per serving) as follows:
• 8 spread 1/4 cup sugar evenly on small plate, measure 1/4 cup water into small bowl.
• 9 dip rims of glasses first in water, then in sugar to coat rims.
• 10 keep glasses in freezer until ready to prepare sodas.
• 11 layer berries and ice cream in frosted glasses: about one-fourth of berries, small scoop ice cream, and another one-fourth of berries, second scoop of ice cream, another one-fourth of the berries, etc. (sodas can be held in freezer for several hours at this point.).
• 12 in large pitcher gently blend puree, sparkling water, lemon juice and brandy. pour into prepared frosted glasses. garnish with mint leaves and remaining berries.