CONTEST BEVERAGES: Spanish Sangria

SPANISH SANGRIA
Adapted by BumbleBeeBoogie

Delicious on a sunny day. Add lemon slices, grapes or fresh peach slices to your liking. This recipe can easily be doubled from its basic 4 servings.

1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup cold water
1 lime, sliced
1 orange, sliced
12 ice cubes
1 bottle dry red wine

Wash the fruit before slicing.

Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the sugar is dissolved.

When the syrup reaches the boiling point remove from the heat; add the lime and orange slices.

Allow the fruits to marinate in the syrup at room temperature from 1 to 4 hours, depending how much time you have before serving.

Optional to add the red wine at this stage, or wait to add it just before serving.

Place the content of an ice cube tray in a glass pitcher and add the fruits and syrup.

If not already added earlier, fill the pitcher with the bottle of red wine.

Place one slice of lime and one slice of orange in every glass and fill the glasses from the pitcher.