Strawberry Cocktail - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. berries
1 qt. cold water
juice of 2 lemons
2 c. sugar

Preparation

Mash berries well; add sugar and lemon juice and let stand 3 hours.
Add water; strain and stir until dissolved.
Let stand on ice one hour.
Serve in tall narrow glasses, reserving 3 or 4 whole berries for each glass.
Raspberries, currants or other fruit may be used.