Showing posts with label Rum: Light. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rum: Light. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Slush Drinks: Rum


  • Cranberry Freezer Daiquiris
  • Ever-Ready Daiquiris



Cranberry Freezer Daiquiris
Makes about 7 (6-oz) cocktails
Ingredients
2 to 3 cups crushed ice
1 (16-oz) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 (10-oz) can frozen strawberry daiquiri mix
10.0-oz (1.25 cups) rum
1.0-oz (2 Tbsp) grenadine syrup

Garnish:
Fresh or frozen whole cranberries or strawberries


Preparation
In a blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients (except garnish); blend until slushy. Store in an airtight container in freezer.

Garnish with the fruit before serving. 

Source: In The Nick of Time Edited by Anne Van Wagner Childs (Little Rock: Leisure Arts, Inc, 1994), 102 




Ever-Ready Daiquiris
JL Atlanta - 1982
Makes 18 to 20 servings
Ingredients
For cocktails:
2 (6-oz) cans frozen lemonade
2 (6-oz) cans frozen limeade
2 (46-oz) cans pineapple juice
32-oz (1-QT) light rum

Garnish:
Fresh mint sprigs


Preparation
In a 1.5-gallon freezer container, combine all beverage ingredients (not mint sprigs); mix until slushy. Cover and store in freezer. (Mixture will never freeze completely.)

To serve, ladle mixture into glasses and garnish each with a mint sprig.

Source: Junior League of Atlanta, Inc, Atlanta Cooknotes: 80th Anniversary Edition (Memphis: Wimmer Brothers, Inc, 1982), 50

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Spiked Watermelon


Spiked Watermelon Balls
Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
1/4 watermelon small and ripe
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup light rum
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
1 tsp grated lime peel


Preparation
Bring the water to a boil; stir in sugar and simmer for 3 minutes. Add the rum and simmer for another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool somewhat before adding the lime juice and the grated lime peel.

Meanwhile, cut melons into balls with a melon baller. Pour the syrup over the fruit and mix gently; cover and chill for several hours before serving.

Source: National Watermelon Promotion Board