Cucumber Cape Codder Recipes

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small pot. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, stir in grated cucumber, and let cool. Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl or large glass measuring cup, and discard solids (you should have 2 cups syrup). Cucumber syrup can be refrigerated up to 3 days.
• Combine cucumber syrup, vodka, and cranberry and lime juices in a 2-quart pitcher. Cocktail can be refrigerated up to 8 hours. Serve over ice, and garnish with cucumber wedges.

Steps:

• Fill a high ball glass with ice. Pour the vodka and cranberry juice over the ice. Squeeze the juice from the lime half into the drink. Stir gently. Garnish the edge of the glass with the lime wedge. Serve.

Steps:

• To make the simple syrup, bring sugar and water to a boil in a small pot. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, stir in grated cucumber and let cool. Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl or large glass measuring cup and discard solids (you should have 2 cups syrup). The cucumber syrup can be refrigerated up to 3 days.
• Combine cucumber syrup, vodka, cranberry juice and lime juice in a 2-quart pitcher.
• Cocktail can be refrigerated up to 8 hours. Serve over ice and garnish with cucumber wedges.

Steps:

• Fill a lowball glass with ice.
• Combine vodka and apple cider in a cocktail shaker and stir with a spoon. Pour over the ice in the glass. Add cranberry soda and swizzle with the cinnamon stick.