Aunt Caroline's Dixieland Recipes/Beverages/Uncle Remus Mint Julep

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UNCLE REMUS MINT JULEP

¾ cup sugar,
Juice 3 lemons,
1 cup of water,
4 sprigs of mints,
1 pint ginger ale,
or
“Any flavoring desired.”

Boil sugar and water ten minutes, and cool; add strained lemon juice, mint leaves bruised, and ginger ale; half fill glasses with crushed ice, and julep, and garnish with a sprig of mint.