Drinkin' With Jeff: Crimson Sippers
Ingredients:
2 Pints Pomegranate Juice
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
12 Fresh Sage Leaves, lighly crushed
2 2x1/2-inch strips of lemon peel
1 Cup Lemon Juice
1 750-ml. bottle dry (brut) sparkling wine or club soda, chilled
Preparation:
1.) In a saucepan heat juice, sugar, sage leves, and lemon peel to boiling; stir to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice. Transfer to glass container; cover and refrigerate 4 hours or up to 1 week.
2.) To serve, discard sage and lemon peel. Fill 6-ounce glasses with ice, halfway with juice, then add 1/4 cup wine. Stir, and add fresh sage leaves.
Makes 12 (6-ounce) servings.
Each Serving: 205 cal, 0g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 7 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrates, 0 g figer, 0 g protein.