Homemade Sour Mix

Here's my recipe for homemade Sour Mix.  It works great in my Perfect Margarita Recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Simple Syrup
• 1 cup fresh squeezed Lemon Juice
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed Lime Juice

Instructions:

1. Juice the lemons and limes using a juicer.
2. Strain the lemon and lime juice.
3. Combine with simple syrup.
4. Bottle and store in the fridge.

Notes:
This is a great use for any lemons and limes that were used for juicing.  This Sour Mix must be kept refridgerated.  It should keep for 1 to 2 weeks.

Simple Syrup

Here's how to make your own Simple Syrup:

Ingredients:

• 1 part Sugar
• 1 part Water

Instructions:

1. Bring water to a boil in sauce pan.
2. Stir sugar into water until completely dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and allow to cool

Alternative Instructions:

1. Pour sugar and water into a bottle.
2. Cap bottle and shake vigorously until sugar dissolves.

Notes:
This is a basic Simple Syrup Recipe.  It can be altered to adjust the sweetness by increasing or decreasing the amount of sugar.  Sometimes I prefer a Rich Simple Syrup of 2 parts sugar to 1 part water.  While 1:1 simple syrup can be made without boiling the water, as noted above, rich simple syrup must be made with boiling water.