Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Mouse's Mint Julep Recipe



INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tsp lime juice concentrate
  • 3 cups club soda
  • 6 Tbsp creme de menthe syrup (not liqueur)
  • 6 oz thawed lemonade concentrate
  • mint leaves
  • pineapple slices
  • maraschino cherries
  • bamboo skewers


METHOD
Dissolve sugar into club soda. Add lime juice and lemonade and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add creme de menthe. Chill.

To serve, combine 3 parts syrup to 5 parts water. Add mint, and skewer two pineapple slices and a cherry. Serve chilled (add ice cubes if necessary).
Makes approximately 2/3 gallon