Ingredients
3/4 cup lime juice
3/4 cup tequila
1/2 cup orange-flavor liqueur
1 salt rimmed glasses
4 lime slices or wedges
1 coarse salt
Directions
For Salt-rimmed glasses: Rub rims of glasses (each about 1 cup) with
a lime or lemon wedge, or moist shell of a reamed lime or lemon. Have
COARSE salt on a flat plate. Dip lime-or lemon-moistened glass rim
into salt. Chill untill serving time.
Shake in a covered container or whirl in a blender until slushy: the
lime juice, tequila, liqueur, and ice. Pour into glasses (if mixture
is shaken, you can pour drink thru a strainer and discard ice);
garnish with lime slices. Serves 4.
Servings: 4 servings
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