Margaritas for a Crowd

By susanwadle

From Janet Fremont
Martha Stewart - Every Day Food

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• Lime wedges
• Coarse salt or sea salt
• 2 cups freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 cups tequila, preferably premium
• 1 cup triple sec, or Grand Marnier
• Cracked ice cubes

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Make simple syrup: Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan. Simmer, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Rub rims of glasses with a lime wedge; dip rims in a dish of salt.

In a large pitcher, combine lime juice, tequila, and triple sec or Grand Marnier. Add chilled sugar syrup, and stir to combine. Add ice cubes, and serve in prepared glasses.