Food of the month

PURPLE PEOPLE EATER COCKTAIL

A tasty (and creepy!) cocktail that gets its purple hue from blue curacao, grenadine, and cranberry juice. A perfectly purple cocktail for any party!

• Vodka – Any non-flavored type or brand will do. • Blue Curacao – A sweet liquor with a blue hue.

Flavored from the dried peel of bitter oranges. • Cranberry Juice – This helps add some fruity flavor to the drink as well as some strong coloring. • Sweet and Sour Mix – A standard in many mixed drinks, this adds some sweetness with a dash of tartness. • Grenadine – Another mixed drink favorite, this helps smooth out the flavor while also adding a strong dose of red coloring. Also helps sub some of the tartness of the cranberry juice.

• 1.5 oz vodka • 1 oz blue curacao • 1 oz sweet and sour mix • 1 oz grenadine • 1 oz cranberry juice or grape juice

• This recipe calls for cranberry juice, and if you use it, the drink may turn out a tad more maroon than purple. If you’re okay with sacrificing a bit of the intended taste for a better color, you can either substitute cranberry juice with cran-grape juice or grape juice OR double the amount of blue curacao used. Make a test drink first to be sure you still like the taste with these adjustments! • Like the mason jar cocktail shaker used in the recipe video? You can get a near identical one here: Mason Jar and Stainless Steel Cocktail

Shaker Set. And if you already have a ton of mason jars and just need a cocktail shaker lid, you can pick one up here: Mason Jar Cocktail

Shaker Lid. • Or maybe you like the glasses it’s served in?

You can get a similar set here: Stemmed Beer

Glasses. • And don’t forget the black and white striped straws!