On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:10:32 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:59:06 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Traditionally, margs are made with Rose's*, which is sweetened. You
>>>go ahead and use unsweetened lime juice. Sour old cocktail for a sour
>>>old hippie.
>>
>> Rose's is what you'd use if you don't have fresh lime. Most bars
>> don't want to keep fresh limes in stock, so we're stuck with either
>> Rose's or sweet & sour mix. It took me literally decades to be able
>> to stomach a Margarita made with sweet & sour mix. Maybe that's why I
>> prefer salted rims... to knock out that phony flavor.
>
> I'm sorry a 3-2-1 margarita is so good I just can't stand the sweet & sour
> mix or the Rose's to me it's like an apple martini (No such thing) If you
> can't find mexican limes use the bottled key lime juice. Available in most
> supermarkets.
> http://www.keylimejuice.com/
>

ah, dimitri, you beat me to the punch with nellie and joe's. i think it's
a good product, with more applications than rose's.

your pal,
blake