Swirly Temples Recipes

A favorite drink for little girls and party-goers alike. Some grenadines may have alcohol in it, so be sure to check for that before you make this for children.

Provided by Bunny

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Mocktail Recipes

Time 2m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.1 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Sodium 20.6 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

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This beloved kids' drink was named after the late child star Shirley Temple Black, although she had no involvement in its invention in the 1930s. Saccharine to many adult palates, the grenadine-and-soda mocktail feels grown-up to kids, who delight at its bright red color, cherry garnish and hefty sugar content. (An adult version named the Dirty Shirley tempers its sweetness with the addition of vodka.) There's no right answer to the debate surrounding lemon-lime soda (like Sprite or 7Up) versus ginger ale. Haley Traub, the general manager of the cocktail bar Attaboy on Manhattan's Lower East Side, suspects the divergence is regional. Growing up in Minnesota, she says "it was always Sprite. It wasn't until I moved to the East Coast that I'd ever heard it being made with ginger ale." Soda options vary, but there is one nonnegotiable here: a cherry on top.

Provided by Becky Hughes

Categories     non-alcoholic drinks

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 4

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