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Black Cat Magarita

Happy Halloween all! This is perfect for Halloween or anytime. 4 - 6 oz. tequila  Ice salt (enough to coat glasses) 2 c.  club soda Purple food coloring  1 oz. each:  triple sec, agave nectar 1/4 c. each: lime juice, blackberries Wet rims of glasses with a clean wet napkin. Sprinkle salt on a clean plate. Squeeze some purple food coloring on salt, use a clean fork to mix. Place glasses rim side down to coat glasses, place glasses in freezer to chill for a few minutes.  While glasses are chilling, place blackberries in bottom of clean cocktail shaker.  Muddle blackberries with a clean spoon. Add ice, triple sec, tequila, agave to shaker.  Put lid on shaker, shake for a few seconds. Remove glass from freezer, remove lid from shaker. Strain margarita into glasses, top off with club soda. Add a couple of blackberries to garnish. Serves 4. 
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Birthday Cake Milkshake

Happy birthday to my fellow October babies. Have leftover birthday cake, you can make it into a milkshake. I used butter pecan ice cream, chocolate cake, low fat milk, but you can use what milk, cream, cake you like.  1 c. ice cream  2 c. milk 1 slice of cake Combine ingredients in a clean blender, blend for 10 - 15 sec. until it's blended.  Remove lid from blender, pour into 4 clean glasses. Serves 4. 
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Harvest Limeade Fizz

This is my version of a viral trend.  Instead of using lemons, I've used limes. I've also used roma tomatoes, but you can use cherry tomatoes instead. 1 roma tomato chopped 1 lime, cut into quarters 1 tsp.  agave nectar  1 c. club soda Ice Place a clean glass in refrigerator to chill for a few minutes. Rinse, chop tomato, lime. In a clean jar, place tomato, lime, agave nectar. Use a clean wooden spoon to muddle lime, tomato, nectar together. Remove glass from refrigerator, add ice, use a strainer to strain juice into glass.  Top off with club soda, stir with a straw to mix. Serves 1.
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Tailgate Mule

  This is perfect for tailgating, game day or anytime. I used whiskey liqueur but you can use bourbon instead. 3 - 4 c. ginger beer 4 - 6 oz. whiskey liqueur 1 T. lime juice  Ice In the bottom of 4 clean glasses, place ice. Pour liqueur or bourbon over ice.  Squeeze lime juice into glasses. Top off with ginger beer. Serves 4.
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Egg Cream

This is New York favorite that's perfect while watching the US Open, on a hot day or anytime. 1 - 2 c. milk 2 - 4 T. chocolate syrup  2 - 3 c. club soda Put 4 glasses in refrigerator to chill for a few minutes. Take glasses out of fridge & drizzle chocolate syrup in bottom of glasses. Pour milk into glasses, top milk off with club soda. Serves 4.
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Cherry Icee

 Happy National Icee Day all! It's perfect on a warm day or anytime. 1/2 c. fresh pitted cherries 3/4 - 1 c. cold water 1 /8 - 1/4 c. sugar 2 - 4 c. ice Rinse, pit, cut cherries in half, place in sauce pan. Fill saucepan with cold water, add sugar. Place sauce on stove, add sugar to sauce pan, bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, stir for and let cook for a few minutes. Turn stove off and let it cool.  After cherry mixture has cooled, strain cherry mixture into blendrr Add remaining ingredients in blender, blend for 20 - 30 sec. Pour into 4 clean glasses. Serves 4.
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Flirty Fizz

This is perfect for late summer, tailgating, girls night, movie night or anytime. 2 - 3 c. pineapple juice Ice 4 - 6 oz. vodka 2 c. club soda 1 orange juiced 8 Pineapple cubes Place 4 clean glasses in freezer or refrigerator to chill for a few minutes. Rinse, cut 1 orange in half, set aside. Open can of pineapple chunks, drain juice, set aside In a cocktail shaker, combine ice, vodka, pineapple juice.  Squeeze orange juice into shaker.  Place lid on shaker, shake cocktail shaker for a few seconds.  Take glasses out of freezer. Place ice in bottom of glasses.  Remove lid from shaker.  Strain cocktail into glasses.  Skewer pineapple chunks with toothpicks. Garnish glasses with pineapple chunks. Serves 4.
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