1/4 c. boiling water
1 c. chopped mint leaves
Juice of 6 lemons
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Juice of 3 oranges
1 c. superfine sugar

Pour boiling water on the mint leaves. Add lemon juice, grated lemon rind and orange juice. Stir in sugar. Refrigerate in a tightly capped bottle. Pour enough of the liquid into a glass to make it 1/4 or 1/3 full; then add ice water, soda or ginger ale. Add the ice.

The mint syrup will keep well in the refrigerator for as long as 2 weeks. Makes about 4 cups.