St. Nick's Lime Fizz

I found this fun, refreshing drink in the LionHouse Christmas cookbook.  Truthfully, I think it is more of a summer drink so that is when I usually make it. 

St. Nick’s Lime Fizz

Ingredients:

5 fresh limes, juiced (about ½ cup)

½ c. sugar

1 ½ c. pineapple juice

1 quart lime sherbet

1 16 oz bottle lemon-lime soda

Maraschino cherries, for garnishing

8 thin half-slices lime, for garnishing

Directions:

Place lime juice, sugar, and pineapple juice in a blender and process for 30 seconds.  Add half of the lime sherbet and process again for a few seconds.  Pour mixture into eight 10 oz glasses (two-thirds full.)  Fill glasses almost to the top with lemon-lime soda.  Top each cup with a scoop of sherbet.  Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a half-slice of fresh lime.  Serve with straws.

In my test kitchen:

I highly recommend using a handheld lime or lemon squeezer to juice the limes.  The first few times I made this drink I squeezed them by hand and it took FOREVER!   Plus my fingers were so numb afterward.  Buying the lemon squeezer was the best $5 I ever spent!  Also, I don’t like maraschino cherries so I never garnish the drinks with those.  We keep a little more than 16 oz of Sprite on hand for this drink as well.  It’s nice to be able to top off a drink with a little bit more soda. 

~Happy Cooking!