best sweet and sour mix for margaritas...

**Collin** · July 27th, 2006, 02:10 AM

don;t buy the store bought s*** because it all sucks.

At work we fresh squeeze lemon and strain the juice until we get about 2 inches in the bottom of a gallon container like a milk container. Then add about 12 oz. of sugar and fill it with water. You can kinda of adjust the meon juice and sugar to taste but it should come out pretty good and be pretty cheap.

**68 Z-28** · July 27th, 2006, 02:13 AM

Have you tried doing lemon and lime juice?

also, how's bar syrup with it instead of sugar?

**Collin** · July 27th, 2006, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 68 Z-28

Have you tried doing lemon and lime juice?

also, how's bar syrup with it instead of sugar?

haven't tried simple syrup instead of sugar.

thats all simple syrup is though...boil water and keep adding sugar until it thickens...

**Collin** · July 27th, 2006, 02:20 AM

oh and with lemon and lime juice would suck to do if you are squeezing your own fruit....you know how many limes you'd have to squeeze?

**68 Z-28** · July 27th, 2006, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Collin

haven't tried simple syrup instead of sugar.

thats all simple syrup is though...boil water and keep adding sugar until it thickens...

Sometimes it'll give it a different taste. Also, if you're making more than a few margarita's it'd prolly be easier to use the syrup than the sugar.

**Collin** · July 27th, 2006, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 68 Z-28

Sometimes it'll give it a different taste. Also, if you're making more than a few margarita's it'd prolly be easier to use the syrup than the sugar.

well the recipe should make a whole gallon so you can make a ton of margaritas with it.

Also when I make margaritas I usually do the whole tequila, (cointreau or triple sec) sweet and sour and then I squeeze a lime wedge in it...