Pass the Mojitos, please!



Some days, you just need a porch drink. You know the feeling. The day has had just enough snags to make you want to cry or scream or throw things. But when the afternoon is just right, you think, "a porch drink would be so wonderful!"

Well, the next time you find yourself wanting a bit of adult libation to sip on while you enjoy a beautiful afternoon on the porch, consider the humble mojito. There isn't much to it, but mixed up right, it is refreshing and fits the bill.



For our recipe, we reduced the sugar. A mojito that is too sweet just isn't as refreshing, in our humble opinions.


Mojito by the Pitcher

~ 40 mint leaves
1 1/2 limes (or one really large one)
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup white rum
2 cups cold soda water
ice

Rinse the mint leaves, and place leaves (no stems) into pitcher.

Slice lime into sections and add about 2/3 into the pitcher. Using a muddler (or wooden spoon, if you don't have a muddler...but why don't you have a muddler?), crush the mint leaves and squish the juice out of the limes.

Next add the rest of the limes and the sugar. Continue muddling along until the juice is extracted from the limes. Add in some ice, the rum, and the soda water. Stir gently, so as not to get the soda water too excited. Pour into glasses that are about 1/2 full of ice. Add in a bit of lime and some mint leaves to make it pretty.

Take it out to your porch, sit back, and enjoy. Best when enjoyed with a friend or loved one.











Life is too short to let those rough spots get the best of you. Find a way to relax and let it go.

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