The Pink Contessa

Submitted by Nancy G.

"A fun non-alcoholic drink that is known by lots of names. This one is from the Barefoot Contessa."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• ginger ale (as needed)
• maraschino cherry juice (as needed)
• 8 maraschino cherries

directions

1. Fill 4 martini glasses with ginger ale.
2. Add a splash of maraschino cherry juice to each glass.
3. Garnish each drink with 2 maraschino cherries.

Reviews

[lauralie41]

My DD used to drink these all the time when we went out to dinner, she felt like a "big girl". The only difference is we called them a Shirley Temple cocktail but the same idea. I like the ginger ale a lot better than Sprite or 7-up and I only pour enough maraschino cherry juice to give the ginger ale a tint of red and a light flavor of cherries. Great for adults as well as children. Thanks for posting Lvs2Cook and bringing back great memories! Made and reviewed for the Secret Ingredient tag game.

 

[Baby Kato]

Thank you for this lovely blast from the past. My son loved this drink, when he was young. Made quite a production out of drinking it too. I'll be making him one for Thanksgiving. This was a lovely, fizzy, sweet and gingery drink. Thanks for sharing.

 

[atlfitgirl]

This brought back many memories of being a small child and being allowed to order an "adult" drink... I always felt so grown up when the bartender would hand me my "cocktail"!!! I still love them today... I too always knew this as a Shirley Temple but I love this new modern name too!!!

 

[Sharon123]

Yummy. Thanks! Made for the Think Pink event to raise breast cancer awareness.

 

[ratherbeswimmin]

A great kid "cocktail", especially for little girls. I used a good amount of cherry juice because that is what gives it great flavor. Thanks for posting a classic. We called them Shirley Temples, but I like this name better.