Recipe - Caipirinha

1 Lime; cut into small Pieces
Superfine sugar
2 ounce Cachaca (see Note); (Or To
Taste) Or White Rum
Ice cubes

Place the lime pieces, pulp side up, in the bottom of an oldfashioned glass
or heavy tumbler. Add sugar to taste and crush the lime and sugar together
with a pestle or the end of a wooden spoon (be sure to crush the pieces
pulp side up or too much bitter lime oil will be released from the zest).
Add the cachaca, stir to mix and add the ice cubes. Stir again and serve.
Yield: 1 serving Note: Cachaca, a spirit distilled from sugarcane, is one
of the most popular drinks in Brazil. Some of the better varieties are
available in larger liquor stores in the U.S.A.. Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD
NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved
Recipe By : TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW#TH6198

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #287

Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 08:27:59 0600

From: Pat Asher asher@mcs.com