Bloody Shirley Temple Cocktail for Halloween

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup grenadine
• 8-10 drops of red food coloring
• 7 cups lemon-lime soda
• 2 cups unflavored sparkling water, such as seltzer
• 8 gummy eyeballs
• Special equipment: 6-8 multi-colored paper straws

Preparation:

1. Combine corn syrup, grenadine, and food coloring in a small bowl; set aside.
2. Pour lemon-lime soda and seltzer water into a large pitcher. For each serving, fill a 0.5-liter glass halfway with ice. Pour the soda into the glass, leaving about an inch of the glass below the rim.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of the red mixture along the inside edge of the glass. Let the mixture slowly drip into the drink. Garnish with a gummy eye and a straw and serve immediately.
   
   
   Note
   
   For an alcoholic version, add 60 ml of gin or vodka to each glass (or 2 tbsp of gin or vodka to a pitcher).