For The Booze Hounds

Julia Reed's latest book,
But Mama Always Put Vodka In Her Sangria! 
looks like a real hoot but I am telling you...

I would die if I drank this concoction.

I think I threw up a little just reading the recipe.

No one over the age of ten could take this much sugar!

Could they?

Margaret Houston

If you think you can handle it, knock yourself out!

Here's the recipe.

The Yucca Flats

(Yield: Depends on the crowd!)

One 16-oz. box powdered sugar

2 fifths gin

One 6-oz. jar maraschino cherries, with juice

6 oranges, halved

6 limes, halved

6 lemons, halved

Dissolve sugar in the gin in a gallon-size glass jar. Add the remaining ingredients. Fill with ice. Wrap jar in a towel and take turns shaking until the mixture is really cold and some of the ice has melted.

Recipe from Garden and Gun

I definitely can't handle all that sugar.

However, Linda over at ModMom posted this recipe and I loved it!

Strawberry Sake Cocktail

Here's a pic of mine...it didn't last long.

I used organic agave instead of simple syrup and San Pelligrino instead of seltzer

because that's what I had in the pantry.

I made it again without the sake, too.

Perfect for poolside!

Make sure you have a muddler and very fresh mint.

Limp mint is a no no.

I mean, do we like limp anything?

If any of you Booze Hounds try The Yucca Flats recipe

I want to know about it.

Mostly I want to know how many times you threw up

during your trash can punch flashbacks.

Bwahahahahahaha!