It’s wonderful to see that some things remain constant. There were many brightly colored drinks at their end of the table each night. Our two nieces and three nephews who were with us at Skytop enjoyed many traditional Shirley Temples. Since ‘Black’ was Shirley’s married name this is an appropriate way of describing the adult version of this classic non-alcoholic drink. You may also see a Dirty Shirley listed as a Shirley Temple Black on a menu. ![]() While I’m recommending some changes in this recipe, if you love the taste of a traditional Shirley Temple, please proceed with using Rose’s Grenadine (or another bottled grenadine) and maraschino cherries that match, in the same quantities. The final libation was more to my liking – still reminiscent of my childhood but with a nice adult twist (and not quite as bright). I also used premium ginger ale (such as Fever-Tree or Q) but you could use a lemon-lime soda such as Sprite. Given that I was changing the grenadine profile, I also opted to use Luxardo Maraschino Cherries in place of the brightly colored red cherries that we’ve known since we were little ones. It is very easy to make homemade grenadine – pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon juice – so I used that in this cocktail. The grenadine we’re most familiar with is Rose’s Grenadine which contains no natural ingredients. Did you know that real grenadine is actually made from pomegranate juice? I learned this years ago but prior to that I had assumed it was made from cherries. Since the Dirty Shirley I had tried was too cloying sweet for me, I decided to adapt it at home. Since it’s still the same summer so I suppose we aren’t too far behind. The New York Times wrote Is the Dirty Shirley the Drink of the Summer? in May of this year. Clearly we have been living under a rock. She described it as a good cherry coffee syrup (a positive review) and Ed described it as a cherry Jolly Rancher in a drink (not a positive review) – I was with Ed.īack home we saw a Dirty Shirley on a local bar’s menu. It was much more to Annie’s liking than mine as she’s a bigger fan of this kind of sweetness. One day my sister-in-law, Annie T, and I decided to share one at lunch. One simple change to the original – the addition of vodka. Much to the surprise of the adults in our group, their cocktail menu included a Dirty Shirley. ![]() We had the great pleasure of spending time with my extended family at Skytop Lodge in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains recently. Just seeing that brightly colored drink brings back memories. A delightful drink made with ginger ale (preferred) or lemon-lime soda, grenadine and topped with maraschino cherries named for the famous childhood star of the 1930s. If you are like me, when you think of special occasion meals growing up, there’s often a Shirley Temple involved.
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