I was reading fanfiction (PLEASE don’t judge me) last week and ran across a selection of naughty and nice Christmas-themed drinks in one of the stories. One of the ones that caught my attention, mostly because it only had a few ingredients, was the Drunken Elf. For colouring the pink lemonade, I used some of my home made cranberry sauce. The results … delicious.
Drunken Elf – makes 1 drink
1 oz Bacardi Golden Rum
Pink Lemonade
crushed candy cane for rimming the glass
2-3 frozen cranberries, for garnish
1 mini candy cane, for garnish
Glaze For Coating/rimming the glass – Combine 2 tbsp icing sugar and 1 tsp water in a shallow plate or saucer. Stir well.
Dip the rim of each glass into the glaze then dip into the crushed candy cane, chocolate shot or Christmas sprinkles. Let dry thoroughly.
In a pitcher, or large measuring cup, add as much of the rum and lemonade as needed per person. Pour into prepared glasses. Add a couple or three cranberries per glass.
Serve with a mini candy cane hanging off the edge off each glass.
For the Pink Lemonade – Add raspberry syrup to your regular lemonade until it’s the colour you like. For a Christmas theme, stir some cranberry sauce into about 1/4 cup of the lemonade. Strain out any berries or seeds and add to your jug of lemonade.
Add some frozen cranberries to your jug before bringing it to the table to serve.
Yum – cheers! Happy Holidays!
Cheers is right … of course you don’t HAVE to add any alcohol to your drink and serve it to little ones too. 🙂
Fun-killer…
😉
I’d never judge anyone for reading fan fiction.
You’re a good guy, Gary.
PS: Did you see the great slippers my nephew got me for Xmas? I posted a picture on my FB timeline. Isn’t he just the best? He had his parents deliver them to my house on Xmas day.
Thanks 😃 You are very kind.
I saw them. He’s a keeper for a nephew.
He’s a fine young man. Makes us all proud.
It’s good to know there are young people in the world who are worthy of pride in their older relatives.
That drink does indeed look festive! What is fanfiction (will Google it now!)
Fanfiction … fan written fiction based on existing books/movies using the same characters but changing events.
There’s a lot of it available on line and it can be a lot of fun to read.
The drink was festive and tasty twist on regular lemonade.