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1 1/21 cups freshfresh squeezed lime juice 1/2 cups squeezed lime juice 1 cups 1/3 cups turbinado sugar (Sugar in the Raw) 1 1/3 turbinado sugar (Sugar in the Raw)
1 1/3 cups turbinado sugar (Sugar in the Raw)
ingredients together, letting it stand Mix Mix bothboth ingredients together, letting it stand Mix both ingredients together, letting it to stand at room temperature a few minutes. I like at room temperature for for a few minutes. I like to combine them in a Mason jar, then shake really hard at room temperature for a few minutes. I like to combine them in a Mason jar, then shake really hard until the sugar has dissolved. I keep it in the fridge, combine them in a Mason jar, then shake really hard until the sugar has dissolved. I keep it in the fridge, good forhas up 3to 3 weeks…ready toinuse until the sugar dissolved. I keep it theany fridge, andand it’s it’s good for up to weeks…ready to use any time. Shake it well using. and it’s for again upbefore to before 3 weeks…ready to use any time. Shake itgood well again using.
time. Shake it well again before using.
my mojitos.
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and you’ll have them any other way! Fornever the Mojitos…
For the Mojitos…
For the Mojitos… 1 cup sugar/lime mixture 1 cup sugar/lime mixture 1 cup sugar/lime mixture 1 cup mint leaves, packed 1 cup mint leaves, packed
1 cup mint leaves, (fresh packed 1/2 pint blueberries (fresh or frozen) 1/2 pint blueberries or frozen) raspberries (fresh orfrozen) frozen) 1/2 pintpint blueberries (fresh 1/2 1/2 pint raspberries (fresh oror frozen) 4raspberries cups white rum (I use Don Q Cristal 3 or3 4orcups white rum(fresh (I use Don Q Cristal 1/2 pint or frozen) rum) rum) 4 cups soda 3 or34orcups clubclub soda
3 or 4 cups white rum (I use Don Q Cristal Combine the mint leaves andcup 1/2 of cup the sugar/lime Combine the mint leaves and 1/2 theofsugar/lime rum) mixture in bottom of a pitcher. Muddle the up very mixture in bottom of a pitcher. Muddle the mintmint up very to release mint oils. the Addblueberries the blueberries and continue 3 orwell cups club well to4release mint oils. soda Add and continue to muddle. Combine the mint leaves and 1/2 cup of the sugar/lime to muddle.
mixture in bottom of a pitcher. Muddle the mint up very Add the remaining sugar/lime and continue raspberwell to release mintsugar/lime oils. Addmixture, the mixture, blueberries Add the remaining rum rum and and raspberries. Mix well. before serving, addclub the club ries. Mix well. Just Just before serving, add the sodasoda and and to muddle. ice. Pour Stir. Pour intoglasses. tall glasses. ice. Stir. into tall
Add the remaining sugar/lime mixture, rum and raspberOr…for drinks at one at a time, addclub the club soda to Or…for a time, don’tdon’t add the soda to and ries. Mixdrinks well. one Just before serving, add the club soda the pitcher. Instead, fill a tall glass with ice. Fill it one-third the pitcher. Instead, fill glasses. a tall glass with ice. Fill it one-third ice. Stir. Pour into to halfway withtall club soda, then top with the mojito mix. to halfway with club soda, then top with the mojito mix. Garnish it with a mint Garnish it with a mint leaf. leaf.
Or…for drinks one at a time,LiveTheLive.Com don’t add the club soda to LiveTheLive.Com the pitcher. Instead, fill a tall glass with ice. Fill it one-third to halfway with club soda, then top with the mojito mix. Garnish it with a mint leaf.
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