"dtwright37" <dtwright37@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> On Jul 29, 8:50 pm, Christine Dabney <artis...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>> Any of you that are from the Southwest, or are familiar with the
>> flavors that are so prevalent here, got ideas?
>>
>> Christine
>
> I think any of the aguas frescas would work, but especially agua de
> sandia, since you're in the shadow of the Sandias. Here's a sample:
>
> 3 cups diced seedless watermelon
> 10 cups water
> 1/3 cup sugar or to taste
>
> Just puree everything, add the alcohol of your choice and chill it
> well ahead of time. Ice would dilute it.
>
> You could also make something similar with papaya and lime juice,
> pineapple and lime juice, maybe even cactus fruit if you could find
> some.
>
> David
>
We got cacti cactilatin' every darn where. I sling some cacti fruit in the
freezer. Just for the fun of it. I'll scorch off the spines first tho.
Edrena