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May 08
It is gorgeous out right now, which makes me want to sit outside and drink one of two things: margaritas or sangria. And, since margaritas are for suckers, here’s a recipe for sangria that I’m totally making up on the spot—off the top of my dome, ya’ll!
The beauty of sangria is that it can pretty much be anything you want to be as long as it’s reddish. So let’s start with a bottle of cheap red wine. K? Then, let’s add a shitload of chopped-up fruit—say, oranges, pears and, what the hell, some berries, like raspberries or strawberries. Were we making this later in the summer, we would most definitely use Palisade peaches, which technically makes our drink azurra, but what the eff, right? It’s summer, and we won’t be bound by your rules, Dad.
Anyway, you need some sweetener there, so let’s add some orange juice. And since most sangrias should contain some sort of extra spirit, usually a liqueur, let’s just toss in some peach schnapps, or if you’re feeling wacky, some Chambord. Then let’s throw everything in the fridge and let it mix for a while. Then, we pull it out and add some soda water, or if you really like the sweet, some 7-Up, pour over ice and serve, garnishing with extra fresh-cut fruit.
Then we sit on a patio and drink it and eventually get sunburned and meet some cute girl who comments on our sunburn and get a crush and eventually have a summer fling which, yes, ends badly, but those perfumed nights in June and July were, we have to admit, worth the pain they ultimately caused. And that’s summer.
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Food and Drink | Permalink
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
Margaritas are for suckers because they have tequila in them.
Tequila = http://missinglabel.com/buffyblahahah1.jpg + screaming headache.
Besides, sangria is a naturally pretty drink, unlike the gaudy, artificially-colored margarita.
Margaritas will also lead to sex but with completely the wrong person.