The Margarita Party Sized Food

MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten rim of margarita glass or martini glass with fresh lime juice.
• Hold glass inverted and sprinkle salt around the exterior of the glass, over the lime juice (this helps keep salt from getting in the drink).
• Squeeze a little lime juice into the glass and drop the lime wedge in.
• Add ice cubes to a cocktail shaker, and top with tequila, lime juice, and triple sec.
• Cover with lid and shake vigorously.
• Pour into prepared glass and serve.
• The 4 Mexican toasts while drinking (1 per round): Salud (health); Dinero (money); Amor (love); and Tiempo para enojarlos (time to enjoy them).
• Salud!

MARGARITA BAR FOR THE PERFECT MARGARITA PARTY

Steps:

• Add desired fruits and/or herbs to cocktail shaker and gently muddle.
• Add ice and Basic Margarita ingredients. Shake well.
• Rub the rim of glass with a lime, then dip into desired sugar or salt.
• Strain margarita into the glass and garmish with lime wedge.

MARGARITAS FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Just before serving, in a half gallon pitcher combine the tequila, the minimum amount of Cointreau or Triple Sec and the lime juice. Taste and add more orange liqueur if you think your margaritas need more sweet oranginess to balance the other flavors. Remember, you're tasting it warm and undiluted; when chilled and diluted, the flavors will be mellower and the lime's tartness will be more attractive.
• Pour several tablespoons of lime juice onto a small plate and several tablespoons coarse salt onto another. Have martini glasses at hand (chill them for an extra special touch).
• As your guests ask for their margaritas, invert a glass into the plate with the lime juice to moisten rim, then lightly dip into the plate with the salt. For each drink measure 2 ounces (1/4 cup) of the margarita mixture into a cocktail shaker. If you have a 2-ounce ladle that you can keep in the pitcher, measuring goes much faster. Add ice cubes (5 cubes for 1, 8 for 2, 10 for 3). Secure the lid and top and shake vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds. Strain into the salt crusted glasses and hand off to the lucky recipients

PARTY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• In a 5 gallon sports drink cooler dump in the tequila, triple sec and limeade. Add a quart of water and the ice. Mix or close cooler and shake until chilled. There should still be ice left. Taste. Add remaining water to taste. The mixture should come approximately to the 3 gallon line. Leave a little strong because over the next few hours more ice will melt.
• Cut limes into eighths. Put salt into saucer.
• Squeeze lime wedge around rim of cup. Touch cup rim to salt. Drop lime in glass. Dispense Margarita.

THE MARGARITA (PARTY-SIZED)

Steps:

• Rub the rim of a chilled glass with a lime peel.
• Salt-frost it by dipping in coarse salt.
• Half fill a large jug with ice.
• Pour in juices, Triple Sec and Tequila.
• Stir very well.
• Pour into prepared glass.
• Garnish with a Lime wedge.
• Party Hearty!

MARGARITA PARTY

Steps:

• In punch bowl add a lot of ice.
• Mix concentrates and tequila.
• Add to punch bowl with ice and stir.
• Slowly add DIET SPRITE and stir again until mixed.
• Serve!