GINGER-LIME SPARKLERS

yields 4

ingredients

• 1 lime, cut into small wedges lime, cut into small wedges
• 1 1/2 TBL minced fresh peeled ginger* 1 1/2 TBL minced fresh peeled ginger * 1 1/2 TBL minced fresh peeled ginger* 1 1/2 TBL minced fresh peeled ginger
• 3 cup tonic water

instructions

1 Grab your blender and throw the lime wedges, ginger, sugar, and 1 cup of the water right in. Yeah, the whole lime, rind and everything. Just have some faith. Now run that on high for about 1 minute so the lime is chopped up as much as possible and that sugar gets to break down. 2 Place a fine-mesh sieve or some cheesecloth over a pitcher and strain everything from the blender right in. Throw away the strained pulp. Add the remaining 1 cup water and stir. 3 Now if you want to make a whole pitcher, just add the tonic water and kick back. But if you’re making these mother ers by the glass, you’ll want about ¾ cup tonic water for every .5 cup of lime mix. Done and done. And if you’re thinking of adding a shot or 2 of gin or vodka, that would certainly help you relax.

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