The Orange "Mommylade"...

Combine 2 ounces Gin, 1-ounce lemon juice, 1 ounce Campari, 2 tablespoons Widgeonwood Orange Marmalade and 2 dashes Orange Bitter into a cocktail shaker and shake well.  Strain into an ice-filled glass, garnish with an orange slice!  The perfect Mother's Day cocktail or a simple brunch! 

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The Farmhouse Spring Lemontini

 Pour a splash of Limoncello into a frozen martini glass and swirl around.  Place 3 ounces of a good lemon flavored vodka into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake well.  Strain into the Limoncello flavored glass.  Garnish with a slice of lemon, of course!

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Spring Strawberry Fizzy Dizzy's     2 cocktails

Wash and remove stems from 6 to 8 large strawberries.  Dice the berries into tiny pieces.  Sprinkle a few tablespoons sugar over the berries and let sit for 10 minutes or so.  Mash with a fork or muddler until the release their juices.  Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the strawberries along with 4 ounces of gin and a 1/4 teaspoon really good sea salt.  Shake well and divide between two ice-filled glasses, top off with a little club soda.  Garnish with strawberry slices!

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Rhubarb Spring Smash    one cocktail

First, make rhubarb syrup by placing 4 cups fresh rhubarb, 1 cup of sugar & one cup water into a saucepan and bring to boiling.  Cool.  To a cocktail shaker had six mint leaves, one ounce of the rhubarb syrup and one-ounce fresh lemon juice.  Muddle the mint leaves and then add 2 ounces vodka and fill with ice.  Shake very, very well.  Strain into ice-filled cocktail glass.  Add a few dashes of rhubarb bitters (if you can find it) or orange bitter is OK, too!  Stir and serve! 

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Strawberry Kool-Aid for a Big People Party          punch bowl full

First, make a strawberry puree by placing a quart of cleaned and chopped fresh berries with one cup sugar and 1/2 cup fresh lime juice into your blender and whiz to a puree consistency.  Chill.  Place the puree in a small frozen punch bowl and add one bottle good quality vodka, 2 cups cognac and one bottle or more Champagne or Prosecco!  Stir.  Keep cold with frozen halved strawberries and lime slices.