MICHELADA

Salt
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 12 ounce bottle of mexican beer
1-2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1-2 dashes of tabasco
half a lime cut into wedges

Run a lime around the rim of a glass and the salt the rim of the glass.

Fill the glass half way with ice and then about 1/3 full with lime juice. Top off with beer.

Add worcestershire sauce and tabasco. Serve with lime wedge on rim of the glass if you like.

Makes 2

SANGRITA

1 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 tbs grenadine
1 tsp cayenne or 2 tsp bottled hot sauce

Mix all ingredients together and season with salt to taste.

Refrigerate until well chilled and serve in a shot glasses as a chaser to shots of tequila.

Makes 1 2/3 cups

AGUA DE SANDIA

8-10 lbs watermelon trimmed of rind and cut into chucks and seeded
3-5 limes quartered
1/4-1/2 cup sugar

Puree watermelon pieces in a blender or food processor. Strain into a large wide mouthed jar to catch stray seeds.

Squeeze limes into jar adding the rinds of the limes. Add sugar and 6-8 cups water and mix well.

Adjust flavor with more sugar or limes to taste.

Add lots of ice and ladle into tall glasses.

Makes about 1 gallon.