Raspberry Mint Cooler

I found this in Country Woman magazine and it looked interesting so my grandma and i picked some mint from her garden and thought we'd try it. I loved the mint in with the raspberries. A very delicious and refreshing drink.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12

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

Directions

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