Cranberry Spritzer
For this years Thanksgiving Dinner, I wanted to have a special drink. These Cranberry Spritzers were very festive, easy and flavorful.
Fill your glass half full with cranberry juice and add lemon-lime soda. I bought the juice at Aldi’s and used Walmart brand of soda, also making them a frugal drink.
For garnish I added a sliced lime. You could also add some cranberries on a toothpick or skewer.
I saw on Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade, she used a zester to peel a lime and make a curling garnish. I will have to admit either, I had the wrong tool, it was alot harder than she made it look or I simply couldn’t do it. 
But if you are handy with a zester, give it a try.
Update: I’m updating this post to include my Grandmothers Cranberry Bread recipe and joining in the fun at Flavor of the Month ~ Traditions at Bake at 350, because it wouldn’t be the Holidays at our home without Cranberry Bread.
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Those look VERY tasty:-)
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Ooh, I love cranberry juice (yes, I know that’s a little weird) so I’ll have to try these for sure! Very pretty for holiday dinners too
Thanks for sharing!
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Isn’t there an unwritten law that says anything made by someone else will never work the same way for you? At least, in my case, that seems to be the never-ending truth.
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How beautiful the cranberry spritzers are in the goblets! We used to drink this on New Year’s Eve, but not as attractively served. I never thought about the twist of lemon or lime. We’re drinking lots of cranberry juice so now all I need is the ginger ale or 7 Up.
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Looks so pretty and festive! I think it’s so fun to serve up a sparkly juice drink. Makes it seem so celebratory!
I do my lime twists just with a small paring knife- that’s how we did it back in the day when I was tending bar. I just carefully trim the peel off a slice and twist it. You might try that method sometime.
Thanks for sharing and linking up!
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CupcakeLady Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 8:30 am
@JessieLeigh, That’s a great idea, thanks, I’ll give it a try! Thanks for visiting!
~Liz
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Cranberries are one of my favorite holiday flavors. Yum!
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A special drink is such a great idea! I’m going to use this during Christmas! Thank you!
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I love this spritzer and drink it a lot around the holidays! I like the idea of putting cranberries on a toothpick as a garnish
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That drink sounds yummy!! we just picked up a soda we found at the holidays last year – Sierra Mist Cranberry! I’m actually drinking a glass right now!!
~TidyMom
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Not only is this festive but it looks like it taste amazing! I’m a huge fan of cranberry so I just know I would love this!
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Thanks for sharing the cranberry spritzers! They’re so easy, but I bet they taste very fancy
Great party drink!
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This looks amazing. I love cranberry juice so I will have to give this one a try next time I need to spice it up a bit!
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I love your glasses. I tried to find some like them earlier this week but I couldn’t. Cranberry with lemon-lime soda sounds so refreshing and totally holiday. Thanks so much for linking up!
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