Shirley Temple (drink) facts for kids
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Shirley Temple (left) and a Cosmopolitan (right)
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| Type | Non-alcoholic mixed drink |
| Standard garnish | Maraschino cherry |
| Commonly used ingredients | Ginger ale Grenadine |
A Shirley Temple is a non-alcoholic mixed drink traditionally made with ginger ale, lemon or lime juice and a splash of grenadine, garnished with a maraschino cherry. Modern Shirley Temple recipes may substitute lemon-lime soda or lemonade and sometimes orange juice in part, or in whole. Shirley Temples are often served to children dining with adults in lieu of real cocktails, as are the similar Roy Rogers and Arnold Palmer.
The cocktail may have been invented by a bartender at Chasen's, a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, to serve then-child actress Shirley Temple. However, other claims to its origin have been made. Temple herself was not a fan of the drink, as she told Scott Simon in an NPR interview in 1986: "The saccharine sweet, icky drink? Yes, well... those were created in the probably middle 1930s by the Brown Derby Restaurant in Hollywood and I had nothing to do with it. But, all over the world, I am served that. People think it's funny. I hate them. Too sweet!" In 1988, Temple brought a lawsuit to prevent a bottled soda version using her name from happening.
With alcohol
Adding 1.5 US fluid ounces (44 ml) of vodka or rum produces a "Dirty Shirley". If dark rum is used, it produces a Shirley Temple Black, an homage to her married surname.
See also
In Spanish: Shirley Temple (cóctel) para niños
