I came home to five pounds of grapefruit yesterday. Before yesterday, I would have said that I really do not care for grapefruit. Now, that I have been taught how to eat them and if they are Texas grapefruit, I can say I like them. My Beloved had a customer teach him and give him the grapefruit. The funny thing was that I had come across a recipe for an adult beverage using grapefruit early in the day that I wanted to try. Life is interesting.
I find I actually like grapefruit better then orange. Who knew?
To make the grapefruit syrup that this recipe calls for, I used a cup of grapefruit pulp and juice in my normal syrup recipe (1 cup water and 1 cup sugar).
the paloma
2 ounces tequila
1/2 ounce lime juice
2 ounces grapefruit syrup
ice
soda water
Mix the tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit syrup together. In a glass (about 12 ounces), put ice. Pour the mixture over. Fill the rest of the way to the top with soda water.
The recipe I say called for salt and grapefruit soda. I do not care for salt with my tequila. I made my own soda, really.
I started another quilt while I have been working on Baby Nacho's. This is actually for an adult friend. I am very excited about it. I wanted to send her a hug but Connecticut is a little far for my arms. A quilt will just have to do.