Cherry Limeade

Name: Cherry Limeade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup lime juice; 1 cup sugar; 2 liters lime carbonated water, chilled; 1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice; 8 maraschino cherries with stems; 8 lime slices

My guests enjoy this refreshing cherry-topped drink. It's just right on a hot southern summer evening. And it's pretty, too.—Awynne Thurstenson, Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Ingredients

3/4 cup lime juice
1 cup sugar
2 liters lime carbonated water, chilled
1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice
8 maraschino cherries with stems
8 lime slices

Directions

In a large bowl, combine lime juice and sugar. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, stir carbonated water into lime juice mixture.
For each serving, place 1 tablespoon cherry juice in a glass. Add crushed ice and about 1 cup of lime juice mixture. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a lime slice.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 142 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 2g fiber), 0 protein.

Originally published as Bottoms-Up Cherry Limeade in Cooking Through the Seasons

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starock15

Apr 8, 2011

the best drink i ever had mmmmmmm
richtercory

Mar 7, 2010

It was ok. I personally didn't like the carbonated lime water. Maybe Sprite or 7-Up might have been better?