Mixed Drink Monday: DIY Sweet & Sour Mix

This week's "drink" is short and sweet.  Literally sweet because of sugar but short because of how CRAZY our schedule has gotten with school starting soon.  Is it like this every year?  Or at some point do I figure out how to better space our summer so we're not cramming everything in the last few weeks?  I hope every August isn't quite as crazy as this one.

Last year I shared a recipe for Margarita Mix which has earned a permanent summer spot in my fridge.  It's great for margarita emergencies or just a good basic to have on hand when you make the number of drinks I do in a summer.  (A personal favorite is this one.)

Like that, this Sweet & Sour Mix is another good one to have on hand in the summer.  I've made three different drinks with it already this summer and there might be more coming before Labor Day.  It also uses up any prop lemons and limes you may have on hand, which might be a blogger problem but maybe you have extra lemons and limes on hand too.  I don't know your life. 

This is almost as easy as boiling water.  Almost.  Also, you have to juice some lemons and limes but that's really a pretty quick process and certainly shouldn't hold you back!  Save yourself the over processed stuff from the store and make your own!

And if you need some suggestions for what the heck you could do with Sweet & Sour Mix, here you go!

 Blackberry Margarita | The Fizzy Flamingo | Blackberry Long Island Iced Tea

One year ago: (Rock Me Like a) Hurricane
Two years ago: Pina Colada
Three years ago: Strawberry Oatmeal Smoothie
Four years ago: Raspberry Mojito & Peach Lemonade

Sweet & Sour Mix
yield: many drinks when you only use a few TB at a time!
Ingredients
-1½ cups water
-1½ cups sugar
-1 cup fresh lemon juice
-1 cup fresh lime juice

Directions
Bring the water to a boil in a small pan.  Add the sugar and stir occasionally until dissolved.  Remove from heat.  Let cool then stir in the lemon and lime juices.  Store in the fridge!

Source: Buns in My Oven

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In the summer I aim to make a new drink every week and share them all here, good or bad!  See them all in chronological order by following the "Mixed Drink Monday" tag here or check out my favorites by scrolling down to "Mixed Drink Monday" on my recipes page!