Sangria - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
2 c. water
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 lime, thinly sliced
1/5 bottle red or white wine
1 (8 oz.) bottle carbonated water

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in saucepan.
Heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
Bring to boil.
Add sliced fruit to hot syrup and marinate at least 4 hours before using.
When ready to serve, put about 12 ice cubes in a tall glass pitcher; add marinated fruit (reserving 2 slices of fruit for each glass) and 1/2 cup of the syrup, then add wine and carbonated water.
Place 2 slices fruit in each glass and fill glasses from pitcher.
Makes 8 servings.