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Morning Mojito (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 22, 2007)

1/2 cup dark honey

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1/2 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves

2 cups fresh grapefruit juice, chilled

2 cups fresh orange juice, chilled

2 teaspoons grated lime zest

1 lime, cut into 6 slices

In a small saucepan, combine the honey and lime juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the mint leaves and remove from heat.

Steep the honey mixture for 5 minutes, then pass the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve placed over a bowl, pressing down lightly on the leaves with the back of a wooden spoon. Refrigerate the syrup until cold.

In a large pitcher, combine the mint syrup, grapefruit and orange juices and lime zest. Stir until the syrup is dissolved.

Pour into tall, chilled glasses and garnish each glass with a lime slice.