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                                            Prep Time: 3 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 3 Minutes Servings: 1  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                     My Summertime (and anytime. ) favorite.  This is my basic recipe; feel free to tweak it to your taste.  Enjoy.  Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                8 -10 fresh mint leaves  |  
                                                8 -10 fresh raspberries  |  
                                                2 teaspoons sugar  |  
                                                3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (juice of one lime)  |  
                                                2 ounces white rum or 2 ounces spiced rum  |  
                                                lemon-lime flavored soda, sprite, ginger-ale (approx 6-oz) or club soda (approx 6-oz)  |  
                                                ice  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Muddle mint leaves, raspberries and sugar in a glass. 2. Add lime juice and rum and stir. 3. Fill glass with ice and top off with soda. 4. Garnish with a few berries and/or mint sprig if you like. 5. To serve to a crowd, increase the amounts of mint, raspberries, lime, sugar and rum, muddle them in a pitcher or cocktail shaker, then pour mixture into glasses before topping each drink with ice and soda.                              | 
                         
                         
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