Fresh Homemade Blackberry Lemonade

Ingredients:

4 cups water, divided
1 cup natural sugar
1 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup blackberries

Instructions:

Boil 2 cups of water and sugar in large saucepan for 2 minutes.  Remove the saucepan from the heat and add remaining water, lemon juice, and lemon peel.  Let cool.  Blend in a blender 1 cup of the lemon mixture and all the blackberries until well blended.  Strain to remove the blackberry seeds and then pour into a pitcher.  Add the rest of the lemon mixture and then stir.  Refridgerate and serve over ice.  Makes approx. 1 1/2 quarts.