Pinkies

Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 3 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

A very pretty drink consisting of homemade red vanilla flavored syrup mixed with lemon-lime soda.

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 drops red food coloring
1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage, chilled
1 lemon, sliced

Directions

1 In a saucepan, combine sugar and water. Boil for 1 minute, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and red food coloring; allow to cool. Store in a squeeze bottle for easy use.
2 Fill glasses halfway with ice. Add 1 tablespoon syrup, then top with 8 ounces lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a slice of lemon.