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You can get as fizzy and fancy as you like with this recipe. Use edible flowers as a garnish, or just a simple fresh grapefruit peel. It’s refreshing every time.

Ingredients

• 1 & 1/2 cups Florida’s Natural^® Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Cinnamon stick
• Two to three 12-ounce cans of ginger ale
• Ice cubes
• Grapefruit peel curls (optional)
• Edible flowers (optional)
• Fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Instructions

• Combine grapefruit juice, sugar and cinnamon stick in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick, cover syrup and chill.
• When ready to serve, fill four 8-ounce glasses with ice. Add about 1/3 cup of grapefruit syrup to each glass. Fill glass with ginger ale and stir gently. If desired, garnish with grapefruit peel curls, edible flowers and fresh mint sprigs.

Serves 4