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Summertime Drinks from Shirley Bovshow

Summertime Drinks from Shirley Bovshow
Shirley Bovshow has some refreshing cocktail recipes using herbs you can grow at home .
Ingredients

Ingredients for Mojito

  • 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or about 3 limes
  • 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
  • 4 sprigs fresh mint
  • Seltzer
  • 3 ounces white rum

Ingredients for Cucumber Rosemary Margaritas

  • 3 cucumber slices
  • 1 small pinch of fresh rosemary needles
  • 2 ounces Tequila
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 3/4 ounce orange liqueur
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
  • Rosemary sprig, for garnish
  • Cucumber slice, for garnish

Ingredients for Mojito

Combine lime juice, superfine sugar, and a few sprigs mint in a pitcher and stir until sugar has dissolved. Then add rum. Strain cocktail into the two ice-filled glasses. Add seltzer to taste. Garnish each cocktail with a mint sprig and a lime wedge.

Ingredients for Cucumber Rosemary Margaritas

Place cucumber slices and rosemary in a glass and muddle to release flavors and oils. Add ice, tequila, then lime juice, then orange liqueur and syrup. Place in a shaker, and shake until chilled. Fill a short tumbler with ice and strain into it. Garnish on top with a rosemary sprig and slice of cucumber.

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