Bottoms-Up Cherry Limeade Recipe

By traciesparks

My guests enjoy this refreshing cherry-topped drink. It's just right on a hot southern summer evening. And it's pretty, too.—Awynne Thurstenson, Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup lime juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 liters lime carbonated water, chilled
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice
• 8 maraschino cherries with stems
• 8 lime slices

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 10mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine lime juice and sugar. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, stir carbonated water into lime juice mixture.

For each serving, place 1 tablespoon cherry juice in a glass. Add crushed ice and about 1 cup of lime juice mixture. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a lime slice. Yield: 8 servings.






Bottoms-Up Cherry Limeade published in Cooking Through the Seasons , p91