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Happy National Margarita Day February 22 [hat tip to dangerousmeta]

Wed 02/22/12 at 12:23 pm

I wonder if Marguerite knows about this.

National Margarita Day February 22 in News & Opinion on The Food Channel®

National Margarita Day February 22

The original Margarita was invented in 1948 by socialite Margarita Sames. According to the legend it was during a party at her cliffside hacienda in Acapulco that Margarita began experimenting with ‘the drink’. Looking for something to cut the dust of a hot afternoon, she mixed Tequila Herradura, Cointreau and fresh lime juice. Her cocktail kept the party going for two weeks and today the Margarita is the #1 most popular cocktail in the U.S.

National Margarita Day February 22 in News & Opinion on The Food Channel®