Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : nil
Serves : 2 members
Description
When you know a friend is dropping in home after a long time but you are pressed for time to do anything but treat her with a decent mock tail. All I do is run to my refrigerator and see what can be done. Like wise, once I get to see just a couple of plums and nothing else in my refrigerator. I just whipped it up with some sugar, salt and pepper. Went with my gut and made a mock tail.. mixed it . The colour was inviting but was not sure about the taste. I felt I should have peeled the plums and ground it but then if I did so I should have not got the colour and the sour kick to the mock tail. Tasted a bit, l loved its tasty fizz and vibrant colour. My friend with her first sip went ooh… aah about the mock tail. She failed to find out the main ingredient of the mock tail which is when I realised I did make a wonderful invention. We did a cheers again and laughed over this crazy story of the mock tail ..
Plum breeze
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Ripe plums | 4 |
| Sugar | to taste |
| Salt | a pinch |
| Black pepper powder | a pinch |
| Sparkling water | as needed ( I used 7 up ) |
| Ice cubes | 1 cup |
| Tall glass | 2 |
Method
- Place two tall glasses in the freezer.
- Remove the seeds from the plums. Blend it to a smooth purée by adding sugar, black pepper powder and salt.
- Place in the refrigerator until needed to be served.
- Just before serving, fill the tall glasses from the freezer with the plum purée to 1/4 th.
- Top with ice cubes. Pour the sparking water over, mix and serve chilled.
