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Cranberries are healthy as well as tasty in lemonade

Cranberry juice makes this lemonade recipe pink, and gives it a little tarter flavor.

• 2 cups sugar
• 9 cups water
• 2 cups lemon juice
• 1 cup cranberry juice

Mix everything in a pitcher and stir until dissolved. Serve your pink lemonade over ice.

Cranberry iced tea is very refreshing, even if you are not in Boston

A wonderfully tart recipe for cranberry iced tea. The name comes from the cranberry bogs in the Boston area (so I’ve been told). Regardless, it’s a very refreshing drink for a summer’s day.

• 4 quarts water
• 1 cup sugar
• 15 tea bags
• 12 oz frozen cranberry juice concentrate

Heat water to boiling, and add sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add tea bags, remove from heat and let steep for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, and add cranberry juice concentrate. Stir until melted and mixed, then allow to cool to room temperate before refrigerating. Serve over ice.

This is a peppy tea to give you some energy. It's nice and tart.

A tangy blend of ginger and cranberries. This tart tea recipe will make your taste buds jump for joy, and wake you up in the morning.

• 2 tbs loose black tea
• 2 cups hot water
• 1/2 cup fresh ginger, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup whole cranberries
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice

Steep tea, ginger slices and whole cranberries in hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. Strain and add cranberry juice. Heat through and serve warm. This recipe makes 2 cups of tea.