Better than Sonic!

I made this yummy treat for the 4th and it was a hit for the whole fam! So much better than Sonic!...
Homemade Cherry Lemonade

1 cup hot water

4 cups ice cold water

3/4 cup sugar

3 large lemons, squeezed (roughly 1/2 cup juice)

maraschino cherries

1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice

36 oz. lemon lime soda

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Place 1 cherry in each section of 2 plastic ice trays. Fill trays with lemon lime soda and freeze. Pour sugar and hot water into a 2 quart pitcher, stir to dissolve sugar. Add remaining water, cherry juice, lemon juice and lemon lime soda. Stir and chill. Pour cold lemonade over cherry ice cubes and serve.