Amaretto Slush - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
4 1/2 c. water
1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted
1 c. Amaretto
lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled
maraschino cherries (optional)

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, stirring well.
Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
Combine sugar mixture, lemonade and Amaretto; stir well and freeze mixture overnight.
Break frozen mixture into chunks.
Scoop into glasses, filling 1/3 to 1/2 full.
Add carbonated beverage; stir until slushy.
Top each serving with a cherry, if desired.
Yield:
7 1/2 cups.