Last spring, we wrote about great margarita recipes. Today, in the middle of another cold, damp Puget Sound winter, let’s take a moment to dream about warm weather…

…And margaritas.

Navagear informant Stacey has been dreaming of margaritas, apparently. I guess the eggnog and brandy just ain’t doin’ the trick for her.

Hi Tim -

Was just cruising around on your site and saw your margarita recipes. I’ve got an easy one for you that we call our “boat margaritas”….

1 can Limeade
1 can Cheap Beer
Tequila to taste

Combine can of Limeade, one can of water (using Limeade container) and one cheap beer (such as Budweiser). Mix, pour over ice with tequila to taste - making sure to add a small tequila “float” on top. Tart, yummy and easy!

Limeade and beer? Seriously?! Um…OK, if you say so.

And just to include a “gear and gadget” angle, please note that if you simply must have a blended limeade-and-beer margarita, Fisheries Supply is now stocking a battery powered blender from Coleman.

So thanks, Stacey, for the new and unexpected drink recipe. Come to think of it, though, this sounds a little like a “shandy“, which I first encountered in Ireland back during the last century. I had a rock shandy at a pub one night, and frankly, it was kind of yucky.

I’m willing to give this one a try, though. Perhaps it should be called a “margarita shandy”. Shandy aficionados (if such creatures exist) will have to give us a ruling on that.