Melon Juice

Ingredients

• 1 large cantaloupe
• 1 cup simple syrup
• 4 cups cold water

For The Simple Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Instructions

1. Cut cantaloupe in half crosswise and with a spoon, scrape off seeds and inner pulp.
2.  In a bowl, place seeds and pulp with one cup of the water, and mash with the back of a spoon to extract flavor. Using a colander, strain juice and discard seeds. 
3. Hold the cantaloupe half firmly and shred flesh using a fruit shredder or the tines of a fork into thin strands.
4. In a pitcher, combine shredded melon, extracted juice from seeds, simple syrup, and the remaining 3 cups of water. Stir well and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve

For The Simple Syrup

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. 
2. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

Notes

Adjust the amount of water to meet desired sweetness. If serving the drink over ice, you might want to make it a tad sweeter, as the ice will melt and dilute the taste over time.