5
Recipes
Fresh Lemonade/
Limeade
A tangy thirst-quencher.
Makes about 2 quarts
3
⁄
4
cup cold water
3
⁄
4
cup granulated sugar
1
cup fresh lemon or
lime juice
1
1 liter/quart cold water
(or seltzer for sparkling
lemonade)
ice
cubes
thin lemon or lime slices
fresh
mint
leaves
(optional
garnish)
Combine the
3
⁄
4
cup cold water and
sugar in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring
to a boil over high heat. Reduce the
heat to low and simmer until the sugar
is dissolved. Remove from the heat
and let cool. (This is called a simple
syrup, and can be prepared ahead in
quantities and kept refrigerated.)
For 1 cup juice (one pound of lemons)
use 1 cup simple syrup.
Combine juice with cold simple syrup in
a large pitcher. Add cold water or seltzer.
Serve in tall glasses over ice. Garnish with
lemon slices and fresh mint if desired.
Classic Margarita
Fresh lime juice makes an
incomparable margarita.
Makes 6 cups – enough for eight
6-ounce Margaritas
1
1
⁄
2
cups cold water
1
1
⁄
2
cups granulated sugar
2
cups freshly squeezed
lime juice
12 ounces
tequila
2
1
⁄
2
ounces orange liqueur
(Triple Sec, Cointreau
®
)
lime
wedges
coarse
salt
crushed
ice
thin lime slices
Place water and sugar in a 2-quart
saucepan. Place over medium high heat
and cook undisturbed, to dissolve sugar,
10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat
and allow to cool. When completely
cool, transfer to a large pitcher; stir in
fresh lime juice. Add tequila and orange
liqueur; stir to blend.
Rub the rims of margarita glasses with
lime wedges and dip in coarse salt if
desired. Fill the glasses halfway with
crushed ice. Add margarita mixture to
top of glass. Garnish with a thin slice
of lime.
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