Frances’s Margaritas

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living- Frances Echols, Austin, Texas

Categories: Beverages

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups orange liqueur
  • 2 cups tequila
  • 2 cups fresh lime juice
  • Margarita salt
  • Garnish: lime wedges

Directions

  1. Bring sugar and water to a boil over medium heat; cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; cool.
  2. Stir together sugar mixture, liqueur, tequila, and juice; cover and chill at leas 30 minutes.
  3. Dip glass rims in water, and dip rims in salt. Serve margaritas over crushed ice. Garnish, if desired.
  4. makes 8 cups

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