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Ingredients

  • 1/2 medium seedless watermelon (5 pounds)
  • 2 cups lemonade, homemade or good-quality prepared
  • 12 ounces vodka, tequila, or rum (optional)

Method

  • Cut the watermelon flesh into chunks and, working in batches, puree in a blender until liquified, Strain through a fine sieve to remove the pulp; you should have about 4 cups of juice.
  • Combine the watermelon juice and the lemonade in a 5-quart pitcher.
  • To make individual cocktails.
  • fill a shaker with ice.
  • Add 1 cup of the watermelon-lemonade mixture and 2 ounces of alcohol.
  • Shake vigorously.
  • Strain into a tall glass filled with ice or a chilled martini glass.