Old Fashioned Pink Lemonade

Ingredients

1 cup sugar 

4 cups water (divided)

1 cup cranberry juice

1 cup lemon juice (about 4 lemons squeezed)

• Make a "simple syrup" by heating sugar and 1 cup of the water in a small saucepan until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.
• Stir together the remaining water, cranberry juice, lemon juice and simple syrup. Make adjustments to taste. Chill for an hour, or add ice to cool.

Makes 6 servings.