Three-Berry Syrup

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cranberries
• a 10-ounce package frozen raspberries in light syrup
• thawed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• a 10-ounce package frozen sliced strawberries in syrup
• thawed and drained
• reserving syrup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. In a small heavy saucepan simmer cranberries and raspberries including their syrup, covered, until cranberries have burst, about 10 minutes.
2. Force mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and return liquid to pan.
3. Stir in sugar, water, strawberry syrup, and lemon juice and simmer, uncovered, until sugar is dissolved and mixture has thickened slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Stir in strawberries and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.
5. Serve syrup warm or at room temperature.
6. The syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.