Bottoms up Cherry Limeade

Everyone will enjoy this refreshing cherry-topped drink. It's just right on a hot southern summer evening. And it's pretty, too.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup lime juice
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  liters  lime-flavored soda water, chilled
• 1⁄2 cup maraschino cherry juice
• 8  maraschino cherries, with stems
• 8  lime slices

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine lime juice and sugar. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, stir carbonated water into lime juice mixture. For each serving, place 1 tablespoon cherry juice in a glass. Add crushed ice and about 1 cup of lime juice mixture. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a lime slice.