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1½ cups sugar
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 1/2 oz vodka
1/4 oz Chambord raspberry liqueur
1/4 oz fresh pineapple juice
1 twist lemon ...
Adapted from here
yield: 9 half cup servings
ingredients:
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4 oz. bittersweet ...
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