Hurricane Preparedness

• Bottled water. Check.
• Milk. Check.
• Diapers. Check
• Working flashlights. Check.
• Limes, dark rum, and passion fruit syrup to make a Hurricane, the cocktail made famous by Pat O’Brien’s, a bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Check, check, check. 

Sipping my cocktail and waiting for Hurricane Irene...

Hurricane Cocktail*

(Adapted from www.whatscookingamerica.net)

Ingredients:

-1 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice

-4 ounces dark rum

-4 ounces passion fruit syrup

-ice

-1 lime slice

-1 Maraschino cherry

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker, add lime juice, rum, passion fruit syrup, and ice; shake vigorously for 1-2 minutes and then strain into a tall glass. Garnish with lime slice and a maraschino cherry. Makes 1 serving.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beverage/Hurricane.htm

*There are many different versions of the Hurricane cocktail and I believe that the original Pat O’Brien’s boasts about five different kinds of alcohol, but I had to make the call between carting home all of those liquor bottles and stocking up on more milk while pushing a stroller and holding a four-year-old’s hand.