The Festus Fizz

A number of years ago (probably about thirty to be honest) my husband worked on a television commercial with Ken Curtis, the actor who used to play Festus on GUNSMOKE. He turned out to be a really nice, outgoing guy and for some reason, he passed this drink recipe along that he created himself.

Without further ado:

Empty a can of lemonade into a blender (undiluted)
Fill blender with ice (about 2/3 full works well)
Fill lemonade can with milk and add to blender
Fill lemonade with your choice of gin, vodka, or rum
Add a few drops of orange flower water and blend until slushy.

The orange flower water adds a really lovely flavor but if you've never had it before, you probably wouldn't miss it. This is really a nice summer drink but I figured I'd forget about if I waited.

We used to make pitchers of these and serve to company when we'd grill in our backyard, back in our old house in south Minneapolis. The house we've lived in since the late 80s doesn't lend itself to backyard grilling, so we got out of the habit of making these.

Next up, I'm going to attempt mulled wine again this year and keep track of how I do it - assuming it comes out as well as my version last year. I wish I'd written it up then because I took several recipes and did a kind of mash up and it turned out really well.