Spiked Strawberry Limonade Spritzers
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 heaping cup strawberries, hulled and chopped (measure after chopping)
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 4 to 5 lemons)
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes)
1 cup vodka (more or less, to your preferred level of spikiness)
3 cups cold seltzer water
Instructions:
1. Make a simple syrup by bringing the sugar and 1 cup (plain) water to a boil in a small pot. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2. Add the strawberries, cooled simple syrup, juices, and vodka to a blender and process on high until smooth. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer to catch the strawberry seeds.
3. Stir together the strawberry limonade puree and cold seltzer water in a large pitcher. Serve immediately, neat or over crushed ice.