Refreshing Watermelon Frozen Slushy

It's not a shake and it's not a smoothy. It's got an amazing taste, and it's my latest addiction!

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 3  cups  cubed watermelon (without seeds) or 3  cups  other melon
• 1 1⁄2 cups  ice cubes
• 1⁄2  lemon, juice of, plus grated rind
• 1  cup  cooled strong-brewed tea, from a cherry or almond tea bag (you can try other flavors, too)

Directions

1. Heat the sugar and water, stirring constantly, until the sugar melts.
2. Set aside to cool.
3. Put all the remaining ingredients, including the dissolved sugar syrup, in a blender and blend just long enough to achieve that icy-mush quality.
4. Serve immediately, in tall frosty glasses.