The Evil Inside

RUM PUNCH

Single serving.

Ingredients

1 shot Captain Morgan rum (Arrrrgh. Get your pirate going.)

1 shot light rum. (Bacardi, or even a flavored Bacardi.

Your choice-there are so many out there!)

2 oz orange juice

2 oz grapefruit juice

1 tsp sugar (Dieting? Sugar substitute works fine, and may help…a wee bit!)

Splash of 7Up or other lemon/lime soft drink

Directions

(Variations include adding a touch of grenadine instead of sugar, adding orange or other fruit-flavored liqueur, or making your own mixture of rums, as in, say, Bacardi light, dark and flavored.)

Mix ingredients with ice. Sugar-frost a cocktail glass and serve straight up, or serve on the rocks.

For a crowd, use a large punch bowl, a half bottle of dark rum, a half bottle of light rum, a half gallon of orange juice, a half gallon of grapefruit juice, one bottle of 7Up (or other), ten tablespoons sugar, a touch of grenadine and add fruit slices to the bowl.

Drink!

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