Y’all know I’m CRAZY about Dolly Parton, right? I mean, she saves wounded bald eagles, gives libraries of books to children, writes and sings incredible songs, is crazy witty, knows and is totally one-thousand percent comfortable with herself, and is just all around glamourous and adorable…Need I say more?
Well, when you’re as big a fan as me, and she announces the dates of her first tour in YEARS, PLUS you accidentally end up with 3 times as many watermelons than you actually need for the event you’re catering (still working on that..erg.) then AND you and your family have eaten so much of it that you’re starting to get waterlogged, you figure our something delicious to do with it. AND, of course, make sure to name it after the queen of east Tennessee herself. (waterMELONS, you know?) 😉
Anyway, I hated to see all this nearly overripe watermelon and juice go to waste, so I combined it with a few other juices, my favorite alcohols, and a little cucumber slices, and Voila! The perfect beach or screened in porch cocktail for warm days or nights…named after one of my favorite Dolly performances with Kenny Rogers, Islands in the Stream.
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