Berry Refreshing Fruit Cooler

Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen, y’all.  I’ve got a great beat the heat recipe for your summer parties. It’s my Berry Refreshing Fruit Cooler.

• 3 cups cold water
• 1 quart fresh strawberries
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup lemon juice
• 2 cups cold club soda
• Lemon slices for garnish

We’ll start by blending together 3 cups of cold water, a quart of fresh strawberries, and a cup of sugar, but listen up, because this is very important. We’ll want to blend half of these three ingredients, transfer that to our pretty glass pitcher, and then blend the second half. Oh, and don’t try to whirl it all at the same time. It could possibly whirl right out of the top of the blender and spew all over the place and you’ll have to wipe down the whole kitchen counter. I’m just saying…Now, once we’ve blended the water, strawberries, and sugar, we’ll add ¾ cup of lemon juice, and two cups of cold club soda for some fizz and stir well. Garnish with slices of lemon and serve immediately. Enjoy my Berry Refreshing Summer Cooler, folks. It is beat the heat magic from my kitchen to yours!