Strawberries a la Haga

I was looking through some of my older books and came across this terrific looking strawberry drink recipe. It’s described as “combining the tartness of lemon balm leaves with the sweetness of strawberries and ice cream.” Ooh la la.  Sure wish those berries would ripen faster!

Image courtesy of Heirloom Herbs

Ingredients

• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
• 4 tablespoons Grand Marnier
• 2 tablespoons grenadine
• 2 pints strawberries
• ½ lemon
• granulated sugar
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream
• fresh lemon balm leaves
• finely shredded orange zest

Instructions

1. Mix the orange juice, confectioners’ sugar, Grand Marnier, and grenadine together in a large bowl.
2. Slice the strawberries, add to the marinade and marinate them for 1 hour.
3. Run the half lemon around the edges of 4 glasses and dip rims in sugar to coat them.
4. Divide the ice cream and strawberries among the glasses, layering the ingredients to create a striped effect.
5. Garnish with lemon balm leaves and orange zest.
6. Courtesy Heirloom Herbs