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Are You There God? It's Me, Margarita.

By Tim Federle

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Are you There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970)
By Judy Blume

Move over, wizards. Make room, vampires. For many of us, Margaret was the original YA superstar, even if her epic battles were of the religion-and-puberty kind. (Actually, especially because of that.) Point is, Margaret showed us how to face all of life's big ol' quandaries, from God to boys to bra size. Ninety bucks says when Maggie got to college, she faced an even headier question: how the hell do you make a margarita without a blender? (Hint: on the rocks, kid.) Don't worry, Madges of the world, we've got your back. We'll even hold your hair when you've had one too many.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1

Ingredients

Coarse salt, for cocktail rim
1 1/2 ounces tequila
1 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce triple sec
1 lime wedge, for garnish (optional)

Preparation

  1. Rim a chilled Solo cup in coarse salt and set aside. Dump all your feelings—er, ingredients—into a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain over fresh ice into the salted Solo cup. Or, if you're feeling classy, strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge. This is in Judy Blume's honor, after all.

Recipe reprinted with permission from Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist. Copyright © 2013 by Tim Federle; illustrations © 2013 by Lauren Mortimer. Published by Running Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
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