Homemade Raspberry Simple Syrup (that smells as sweet as perfume and tastes like heaven)
Reed’s Ginger Ale
Ingredients:
Red Hots hearts
Served in a glass rimmed with Cherry Pop Rocks
Make it alcoholic with
a splash of Ginger Vodka, OR
a smidge of Cinnamon Schnapps
Ingredients for Raspberry Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 2 ½ cups fresh Raspberries (2 6-ounce cartons)
- Ingredients for Love Potion #9:
- Cherry Pop Rocks (6 packages per 4 glasses)
- Red Hots (6-8 per glass)
- Raspberry Simple Syrup (2 tablespoons per glass)
- Ginger Ale (8 ounces per glass), chilled
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high meat. Stir frequently to
dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer 5 minutes; smash the raspberries with a mixing spoon or whisk while simmering to break them up. Remove from heat and allow to steep until cool (approximately 1 hour). Strain through a fine mesh sieve and keep sealed in the refrigerator for use.
Rimming the Glass with Pop Rocks
Pour the pop rocks into a shallow saucer or other small plate. Pour some of the raspberry simple syrup into a bowl large enough for the top of the glass
to fit into. Turn a glass upside down and touch just the top of the glass opening to the simple syrup;
enough to moisten the rim only. Place the glass opening down in the plate of pop rocks and rotate from side to side to coat with pop rocks.
NOTE:
The pop rocks can gently be pushed toward the outside of the glass
to aid in coating. Place the glass, still upside down, onto a clean surface and allow to sit for the pop rocks to dry onto the glass (approximately 10 minutes). This aids in the adherence to the glass.
