Pomegranate and Lime Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 8 cups boiling water
• 8 tea bags
• 2 cups pomegranate juice
• 3 limes, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup sugar

Preparation

Pour the water into a heat-resistant pitcher. Add the tea bags and let steep for 10 minutes. Remove and discard the bags and allow the tea to cool to room temperature before refrigerating. Add the pomegranate juice, limes, and sugar and pour over ice.

Limeade

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup water
* 1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 1 tablespoon grated lime rind (about 2 limes)
* 1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice (about 13 limes)
* 7 cups ice water

Preparation

1. Bring 1/2 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in sugar and grated lime rind, stirring until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat. Stir in lime juice and ice water.

Pomegranate Lemonade

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup pomegranate juice (such as POM Wonderful)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• Crushed ice

Preparation

1. Combine sugar and lemon juice. Stir well to dissolve.

2. Pour lemon mixture and pomegranate juice into a pitcher, and stir well.

3. Add 2 1/2 cups water. Pour into 4 (8-ounce) glasses.

4. Add crushed ice as needed to each glass.