It's like a Mini Vacation in a Glass

 Brazilian Lemonade a.k.a. The Mini Vacation

 I just adore my friend Betsy.  I know you have all heard me speak of her before.

Betsy is that friend that is pretty much good at anything. She can sew, she can paint, make jewelry,

cook ... you name it she can do it. 

But one thing I know Betsy does well is VACATION.

Our family's have vacationed together at the lake in the summer, and the past two winters we have gone with our husbands somewhere warm in January.

This past weekend, when we stopped to borrow tables and chairs for our party, she said it was time to start thinking about "where to" for this winter.

That was when she poured us a drink and called it "the mini vacation."

Did you see my glass??

"Yoo Hoo...Cabana Boy!!"

Mini Vacation

Adapted from  Our Best Bites Recipe for Brazilian Lemonade

4 limes, washed thoroughly, with ends cut off, and cut into 1/8s

1 cup sugar

6 cups water

6 Tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
Coconut Rum to taste

Mix water and sugar, pour half of the this into your blender, add half of the limes. (yes the whole thing, skin and all!) Blend completely.

Place a wire strainer (got to have small holes here!) over your pitcher that you will be serving the drinks in. Pour the mixture over strainer and catch all of the pulp.
Discard the pulp. 
Repeat with other half of the limes and sugar water.

To the lime and sugar water mix, add the sweetened condensed milk and stir.

Add rum to your glass of ice, pour drink mixture over and stir.

Close your eyes and imagine yourself in one of those Corona beer commercials
on a beach...someplace beautiful.

*sigh*

Repeat as necessary.

betsy, me and rhonda (a.k.a. wanda) in Cancun 2010