Recipe courtesy of Sunny Anderson
Sunny's Nacogdoches Cherry Limeade
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 25 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 4 to 6 drinks
My first paid job was down the street from my high school in San Antonio, TX, as a car hop at a burger chain. Friday night lights were a reality; after the game we were packed with students and parents ordering burgers, onion rings and our top drink, a cherry limeade. Cars would line up on Nacogdoches Road to pull into the lot, so I've aptly named this nostalgic drink that. It is still available at this burger joint nationwide.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 25 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 4 to 6 drinks
Ingredients
Syrup:
Drink:
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Directions
Special equipment:
Pellet ice cube trays- For the syrup: In a small saucepan over medium heat, add the cherries and 1 cup water. Cook and mash the cherries, using a potato masher while they cook, about 5 minutes, then add the sugar and cook until the sauce is reduced and thickened, 20 to 25 minutes. Strain out the cherries and cool completely.
- For the drink: Fill 4 to 6 glasses to the brim with ice and add enough soda to fill each three-quarters of the way. Top each off with the cherry syrup, then a hefty squeeze of lime and 2 maraschino cherries.
