Frozen Mint Ice

• 5 sprigs of fresh mint
• 12 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
• 1 12 cups superfine sugar
• 4 cups water
• 14 teaspoon peppermint extract
• green food coloring

1. Wash mint leaves, pick from stems and soak in lemon juice for 1/2 hour; strain.
2. Boil sugar and water 15 minutes.
3. Add to strained mint and lemon juice.
4. Chill; add green food coloring and mint extract and freeze.
5. Break the crystals up into slush about half way through the freezing; break them up again just prior to serving them in pretty, chilled glasses.

mint, lemon juice, sugar, water, peppermint, green food coloring

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/frozen-mint-ice-269077 (may not work)