Paprika Punch

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/4 cups white rum
• Ice

1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar and 1/2 cup of water and simmer over low heat just until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Let cool.
3. Puree the pepper in a blender until smooth.
4. Strain the puree through a fine sieve set over a small bowl.
5. In a pitcher, combine the lemon juice with the 1/2 cup of simple syrup, 3 tablespoons of the bell pepper juice and the remaining 1/2 cup of water.
6. Stir in the rum and serve in tall glasses over ice.

sugar, water, red bell pepper, lemon juice, white rum

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/paprika-punch (may not work)