WATERMELON LEMONADE

• 2 lemons, quartered
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/2 medium seedless watermelon (about 9 pounds), rind removed, flesh cut into chunks
• 1 cup vodka (optional)

Squeeze lemons into a large pitcher, add squeezed lemon quarters. Add mint and sugar, mash with a wooden spoon until mint is bruised and sugar is dissolved.

In a blender, puree watermelon in batches until smooth; pour through a fine-mesh sieve into pitcher (you should have about 8 cups of juice). Stir to combine. (Refrigerate, covered, up to 3 days.) Add vodka if using, serve over ice.

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