Over the Fourth of July holiday we took advantage of the Friday off and went to the Old Oakland farmer’s market. It’s like the Ferry Building farmer’s market, but everything is half price and there’s no annoying Marinites. We found some great fresh raspberries – $5 for two pints. Combined with the strawberries and grapefruit we picked up, we were living large. So I decided to take some of the berries and make a syrup. Because raspberry syrup is just too good. Plus, you can use it with seltzer for a quickie raspberry soda, or squirt it over ice cream. Or brownies. Or brownies with ice cream…
2 oz Gosling’s Black Seal rum
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz raspberry syrup
1/2 oz vanilla syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
ginger beer, to top
Combine all ingredients besides ginger beer in a Collins glass. Add crushed ice and top with ginger beer. Stir for 10 seconds until cold.
Courtesy of Rick at Kaiser Penguin.
