Keep ’em Cool
Set plastic bottles of water in the freezer until they are ice cold. Then, use the bottles to line picnic baskets to help keep chilled foods cold during transportation.
All the flavors of the popular Mojito cocktail are featured in this fantastic salad. After you eat the fruit, you’ll want to sip the luscious syrup down to the last drop!
—MARCY GRIFFITH EXCELSIOR, MN
PREP: 20 MIN. + CHILLING MAKES: 8 SERVINGS
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup light rum
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
2 cups each cantaloupe, honeydew and seedless watermelon balls
2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
3 mint sprigs
Fresh mint leaves, optional
1. In a saucepan, combine sugar and water; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in rum, lime juice and peel. Cool completely.
2. In a large bowl, combine melons, pineapple and mint sprigs. Add rum mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
3. Discard mint sprigs. Spoon fruit with syrup into serving dishes. If desired, top with mint.
Keep ’em Cool
Set plastic bottles of water in the freezer until they are ice cold. Then, use the bottles to line picnic baskets to help keep chilled foods cold during transportation.