For spiked drinks, pour 1 ounce vodka over ice into each glass before topping with limeade.
Recipe information
Yield
makes about 2 quarts; serves 6 to 8
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges, for garnish (14 to 16 limes total)
Preparation
Step 1
Heat the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved, 5 to 6 minutes.
Step 2
Stir together the lime juice and 5 cups water in a large pitcher; stir in the sugar syrup. Refrigerate until cold (or up to 2 days in an airtight container). Garnish each serving with a lime wedge.
Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group.
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