I'm a huge lush, or: Happy Summer!

Quick! Before it's not summer anymore and it's no longer socially acceptable to drink in broad daylight!

Ahem. I meant to say... eat ice cream in broad daylight! Ok, ok. I meant eat ice cream... that hides in its folds intoxicating substance! Without further ado, and because, let's face it, it's summer, and I'm probably drunk right now:

Lime Sorbet/ Lime Slushee/ Sherpa on your trip to the top of Drunk Mountain

Ok, first. Let's explain. There comes a time in every (non-Mormon, morally exploratory) woman's life where her travel bug yearns toward Drunk Mountain. Its shimmery peaks that get fuzzy when you move your head too fast, its caves full of inappropriate texts and sobbing in the bathtub in the middle of a house party, its really excellent soundtrack. Ah yes, Drunk Mountain. However. Sometimes the travels to Drunk Mountain are a little out of our reach. Sometimes the path is too windy, and assistance is needed. If the peak to Mount Drunkula is too far, and your need too great, a sherpa is what you need. And this, my friends. This dessert is just the sherpa for you. Don't forget the oxygen.

Ingredients:

2 cups lime juice (the recipe called for 2.5, but they seriously must have been drunk when they wrote that.)

3 limes worth of zest (note: zester not needed. Lime skin works well with a regular cheese grater.)

1 1/3 cups sugar

1 cup rum (adjust as your trek requires. This made for a very strong drink.)

1/2- 3/4 cup water (or even a little more- ours was SUPER slushy, and could have used more ice.)

The best lime squeezer I know. Metaphor? MAYBE.

Stir the sugar, rum and water together. I used a food processor to ensure even mixing. I'm extravagant.

Add the lime juice and zest a little at a time.

Once fully mixed, add to ice cream maker. Process for about 25 minutes.

It was 95 degrees in Portland, OR today. This picture is summer porn.

Now, family, here's the thing. Our daiquiri was sort of a disaster. There was a loose portion somewhere on my food processor (aren't there supposed to be, like, LOCKS, so that doesn't happen?!) and the juice spilled everywhere. What we were left with was essentially some lime-infused rum. For the kidlets out there, this is because alcohol is lighter than sugary-lime-water. So the heavy water leaked out and the delicious sherpa remained. Got it? Look at the information you already have ready for your first day of school in a few weeks! You're welcome, my dears. You're welcome.

Anyway. If you attempt this recipe, please let me know how it goes in the comment section! Happy drinking! I mean... cooking. I mean...making. I mean.... drinking.