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Brooke's Pretty Pomegranate Spritzers

Paula Deen shares this recipe from her book, Paula Deen's The Deen Family Cookbook.

Says Paula, "Brooke came up with this nonalcoholic drink when she was expecting baby Jack, and we all became fond of it. It’s pretty and pink and perfect at brunch. If you want to try a more traditional version with wine, substitute dry white wine for the seltzer."

Ingredients

1 lemon, for twists
2 cups ginger ale, chilled
1 cup pomegranate juice, chilled
Ice cubes
1 cup seltzer, or more to taste

Yields: 6 servings

Preparation

To make lemon twists for the garnish, use a vegetable peeler to remove strips of peel from the lemon, leaving as much white pith on the lemon as possible.

In a pitcher, combine the ginger ale and pomegranate juice. Fill six wineglasses with ice. Divide the liquid among the glasses, leaving room for seltzer. Pour the seltzer into each glass, to taste. Twist the peel and rub a strip on the edge of each glass. Drop the twist into the drink and serve.