A Taste of Barbados

A Taste of Barbados - This week's blog!

Local Beverages

Here are some fantastic Barbados beverages from Rita G. Springer's Caribbean Cookbook.

• Rum Punch

  Ingredients:

  One of sour - One part pure lime juice (1/4 cup)
  Two of sweet - Two parts sugar (1/2 cup)
  Three of strong - Three parts Barbados rum (3/4 cup)
  and Four of weak - Four parts water (1 cup)

  Method:

  Dissolve sugar in water, add rum and lime juice. Blend well. Chill and serve with bitters or nutmeg. Makes 4 servings.
 
• Rum Cocktail

  Ingredients:

  2 wineglasses rum
  1/4 cup honey or granulated sugar
  1/2 cup lime juice
  1/2 teaspoon bitters

  Method:

  Combine ingredients and whisk until well blended. Pour into cocktail glasses half filled with finely crushed ice. Serves 4.
• Punch a Creme (a Christmas favourite)

  Ingredients:

  3 eggs
  1 wineglass rum
  1/2 tin (175g or 7oz size) evaporated milk
  Piece of orange or lime rind
  1 tin (325g or 12oz size) condensed milk
  1 teaspoon bitters

  Method:

  Beat eggs well with the rind. Remove rind. Add milk. Stir well. Add rum and bitters and mix thoroughly. Bottle. Chill and shake well before serving. Makes 12-16 servings in liqueur glasses.

  This is a popular Christmas drink.
 
• Caribbean Cocktail

  Ingredients:

  1/4 cup rum
  2 tablespoons lime juice
  1 cup fresh pineapple juice
  1 teaspoon bitters
  1 tablespoon caster sugar
  soda water

  Method:

  Shake all ingredients well together, put some ice into tall glasses and fill halfway with mixture. Finally pour on soda water to fill glasses. Stir and serve. Makes 4 servings.

On a warm day, which is pretty much every day in Barbados, a sweet snow-cone is must have!

Recipes and information adapted from: www.barbados.org