Sparkling Strawberry-Mint Limeade

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I saw this wonderful cocktail recipe for  Sparkling Strawberry -Mint Limeade on Eat Yourself Skinny.  I made this for my Bunco Salad Supper, and the girls loved it.  Who wouldn't love pureed  strawberries, lime, mint, and sparkling wine or champagne, in a cute little mason jar with straws.  I loved this drink and I still have leftover strawberry puree to sip on all week. I doubled Kelly's recipe and used white wine and sparkling water in place of the champagne. It is so good,  I served mine in a punch bowl, or you could use a pitcher for smaller groups.

We had a strawberry disaster as we were making the pureed strawberries.  I had bought the 4 lb. box of Strawberries from Costco, wondering how I would use all of the strawberries.  Scott was home on Monday, so he was helping me get ready for Bunco that night.  Well, he put  about 6 cups of the cleaned strawberries in the food processor, all at once, not thinking.  He ran the food processor, and then tried to lift the container off the base, and know you know what happened next. Yup, we  had six cups of strawberry puree running all over the counter, down the cabinet, and on the floor.  What a mess! After we got the mess cleaned up, we started all over  again with the strawberries.  You won't make this mistake, will you?  If you make this cocktail, you will enjoy it and love the sweet strawberries, with the mint, the tart lime flavor, and the sparkling flavor from the sparkling wine or champagne. Enjoy! Have a great weekend!

I  linked up my recipe to Brandie@The Country Cook's Weekend Potluck#23
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