Orange Berry Cooler
Recipe information
Yield
<p>Makes about 5 cups berry purée.</p>
Ingredients
2 cups strawberries, hulled
2 cups raspberries, picked over
2 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
1/2 cup superfine sugar plus additional to taste
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, or to taste
seltzer water or club soda
Preparation
Step 1
In a blender blend berries, orange juice, 1/2 cup sugar, and lime juice until smooth. Force purée through a fine sieve into a large measuring cup or bowl, pressing hard on solids. Chill purée, covered, until cold and stir in additional sugar.(Purée keeps, covered and chilled, 2 days.)
Step 2
Fill tall glasses with ice and add enough berry purée to fill each glass by three quarters. Top off drinks with seltzer water or club soda and stir well.