Derby Drink

• 34 cup lemon juice
• 1 12 cups sugar
• 2 cups cold water
• 4 sprigs mint (the leaves only)
• 1 12 quarts ginger ale
• 15 sprigs mint (garnish)
• 15 soda straws

1. Place the lemon juice, sugar and water in a medium sized bowl, mix.
2. Add the torn leaves of 4 mint sprigs (minus the stems), mix.
3. Allow the mixture to sit for 30 minutes.
4. Strain/Pour the mixture into a 1 gallon container (throw away the mint leaves).
5. Add the 1 1/2 quarts of ginger ale to the container.
6. Fill a high ball sized glass with crushed ice and 1 whole mint sprig.
7. Pour the"Kentucky Derby" mixture into the glass, add a straw and serve.
8. NOTE: The mixture will actually fit into a 1/2 gallon container- barely.

lemon juice, sugar, cold water, mint, ginger ale, mint, soda

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/derby-drink-61974 (may not work)