Badminton Cup

• Strips of peel from 1/2 cucumber
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• One 750-ml bottle dry red wine, such as Bordeaux
• 16 ounces chilled club soda
• Ice, preferably 1 large block

1. In a small punch bowl, combine the cucumber peel, sugar and nutmeg.
2. Add the wine and stir until the sugar dissolves.
3. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
4. Stir in the club soda, then add ice.

cucumber, sugar, nutmeg, red wine, club soda, block

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/badminton-cup-cocktails-2011 (may not work)