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Margarita for winter





HOLIDAY DRINKS -  Cranberry Margaritas have sugar instead of salt around the rim of the canning jars used as glasses. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

HOLIDAY DRINKS – Cranberry Margaritas have sugar instead of salt around the rim of the canning jars used as glasses. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

Don’t use salt to coat the rim of your glass for this winter-appropriate margarita from Rebecca Rather’s “The Pastry Queen Christmas.” She suggests running a bit of cut lime around the rim, then dunking the glass in sugar.
Cranberry Margarita
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Ice
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup orange liqueur (such
as triple sec)
1/2 cup 100 percent agave tequila

1/2 cup cranberry juice
4 thin slices of lime, for garnish

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients and shake well. Pour into ice-filled glasses or canning jars. Garnish each glass with a slice of lime.

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