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Winter is wearing long in New Hampshire.  We have had lots of snow and cold, and spring is still weeks away.  Earlier in the season, coffee drinks were a good way of making the cold go away.  At this point, a glimpse of green grass or blossoms would be much better.

However, it is the Northeast, and winter could be here for a while.  To remind myself of warm weather and fresh produce, I did a little mixing of this and that the other night.  Usually, I don’t mix vodka and rum, but as I wanted something with lots of fruit flavors, and I had raspberry vodka and passion fruit rum, I decided to give this concoction a try.

Luckily for my tastebuds, the combination was a success.  It would make an excellent adults only fruit punch that could be served on a summer afternoon. . . or when you want to create the feel of summer.

Fun with Fruit

ice

1 oz. raspberry vodka

1 oz. passion fruit rum

1 oz. triple sec

1 oz. cranberry juice

1 tsp. grenadine

berry seltzer

Place ice in a martini shaker, and add vodka, rum, triple sec, juice, and grenadine.  Shake well.  Pour into a martini glass, and top with seltzer.