Catherine the Great

2-3 small scoops raspberry sherbet
1/2 glass Tropicana Pure Raspberry Açaí juice
1/2 glass lemon-lime soda

Hands-on Time: About 5-10 minutes

I was at a party several days ago when one of my friends decided to mix raspberry vodka and Sprite. I know nothing about alcholic drinks, but she claimed this particular cocktail didn't have a name and asked me to suggest one. She offered the name of another drink, which had a Russian name, as an example. By analogy with the Russian example, I suggested "Catherine the Great." She liked it and within an hour my friends were calling their new drink a "Cathy."

Several days later, I watched another friend mix raspberry sherbet and Sierra Mist to make a float and decided that this flavour combination must be popular since so many people were trying it, so I decided to make my own float. I thought it would be fitting that the float should have a name too, on a par with the Black Cow, so I suggest calling this float a "Catherine the Great" and its alcoholic variant a "Chatty Cathy."

To make the float, scoop two or three small scoops of raspberry sherbet into a tall glass. Let the sherbet melt a little. Add about half a glass of Raspberry Açaí juice (this will darken the colour and intensify the raspberry flavour). Fill the remainder of the glass slowly with the lemon-lime soda. This will quickly create a thick foam, so watch that you don't overfill the glass. When the foam begins to settle, stir until the sherbet has completely melted. You could adapt this recipe to make a punch by pouring the full bottles of juice and soda over a carton of sherbet in a punch bowl.