Original Margarita
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*Bartender recipe (serves 1)*

lime wedge
coarse salt
2˝ oz white tequila
1˝ oz fresh Mexican lime juice (or the juice of half a lemon and half a lime)
1 oz Cointreau
garnish: lime wedge

Rim a 6-oz stemmed glass with a wedge of lime and twirl it in coarse salt, 
shaking off the excess. Shake the tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau in a 
cocktail shaker with cracked ice and strain into glass. Garnish with a wedge 
of lime.

Original Margarita Party Pitcher
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*Makes 1˝ quarts (12 margaritas or 24 2-ounce shots)*

1 bottle (750 ml) white or reposada tequila
1˝  c fresh lime juice
1 c Cointreau or Controy
salt for glass rims (optional)
garnish: lime wedge

Mix all ingredients together in a glass pitcher and chill before serving. 
Serve as icy shots in long-stemmed glasses (rimmed with salt, if you like), 
and garnish with lime wedges.

Margarita Squirt
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*Serves 1*

Make a Margarita, but serve in an 8-oz tumbler. Top it with a generous 
splash of Squirt (a grapefruit soda beverage), mixing well.
(Recipe courtesy of Margarita expert Dr. Arturo Meza.)