Raspberry Mint Cooler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 - 1 1/2 cup chopped of fresh mint
3/4 cup sugar
3 (10 ounce) packages frozen sweetened raspberries, thawed
2 1/4 cups lemonade concentrate
6 cups cold water
crushed ice

Preparation

In a large saucepan, bring water, mint and sugar to a boil.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes.
Add the raspberries and the lemonade concentrate; gently mash raspberries.
Line a strainer with four layers of cheesecloth; place over a 1-gal. container.
Slowly pour raspberry mixture into strainer' and discard pulp and mint.
Add cold water to the raspberry juice; stir well.
Serve over ice.