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I had a smash hit with this cocktail last night. Dinner was a stressful event, because one of my deep fryers kicked the bucket in the middle of cooking--and when the menu has fried haddock, fried calamari, and fried clams for 10 people on it, that is NOT a good thing! But, this cocktail kept the masses happy--it was so good that I am freezing watermelon juice and bringing it down to St. John so I can make this cocktail there (since I remember watermelons costing about a kajillion dollars at Starfish). For each cocktail:

2 ounces gold patron
4 ounces watermelon juice (just chunk up a watermelon and blend it with a stick blender to make the juice)
3/4 ounce couintreau
juice of 1/2 lime (nuke it for 30 sec. in the microwave to get extra juice out of it)

shake over ice until very cold.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/2392073987/" title="watermelon margarita by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/239 ... 8e6372.jpg" width="379" height="500" alt="watermelon margarita"></a>

This is a frozen mango daiquiri. To make a big batch, use two cans of goya mango nectar, 6 ounces of rum (note: I used vodka so John could try some), and the juice of three limes to a freezable dish. Taste for sweetness and add a little cointreau if you like. Freeze overnight. Use a fork to scrape up the icy mix and heap into glasses.

For a lighter drink you could skip the overnight freezing part and just blend the liquid with lots of ice.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/2414479049/" title="mango slush by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/241 ... 066a0e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="mango slush"></a>

that looks pretty and I have mango nectar in the fridge! hmmmmmmmm.... I feel a blended drink coming on!

last night i made the CB pork chops again and sticky coconut rice and these. YUM. I felt so island-y!

Is that a painkiller? It looks so refreshing! I need to see Ruth for more of those glasses. I bought some in June and I already only have one left!

no it's sort of your mango recipe. One can mango, 4 oz. rum, 2 oz. cointreau and ice. pretty good!

My first time to post on this thread. This is a nice summer drink, but it's a bit dangerous. It's called a Washington Apple. I've also seen it called a red apple martini.

1 part Crown Royal.
1 part Sour Apple Pucker.
2 parts cranberry juice.
Serve over ice.

I've also seen recipes that called for 1 part cranberry juice, but that makes it a bit strong for the wife. She doesn't even like whiskey, but she likes these. Another recipe calls for Cran-Apple juice which sounds good, but we haven't tried it. Last weekend we tried it with pomegranate juice instead of cranberry and both thought it was even better that way.

Does anyone have a recipe for an authentic MaiTai?

I noticed that Liamsaunt's original post mentioned that "non-alcholic drink recipes are welcome." I read every thread--not a non-alcoholic recipe in the bunch! Could any of you put down the rum and give me a good "kiddy cocktail" recipe for this 40-something non-drinker!

Sorry Shari, I have but one liver to give...

Cheers, RickG

Sometimes I substitute Brandy for Rum. Non-alcoholic? What are you trying to do, poison us? Good God, woman we could suffer long-term ill effects!

Cheers, RickG

How about TAB now that one I haven't seen in years