Cold Drinks, slushies and ice cream beverages

Spritzers, Lemonades and Iced teas

Cherry Juice Spritzer

4 ounces of cherry juice

club soda

ice

In an 8 ounce glass put several ice cubes. pour the juice in and then fill it with club soda.

Cranberry juice spritzer

8 ounces of Cranberry juice

club soda

lime wedges

take a tall glass, fill it with ice. pour the cranberry juice into it,

add the club soda. place the lime wedge on the side of the glass.

Cucumber lime spritzer

1 english cucumber

4 limes

club soda

ice

Cut the cucumber in half. Take one half and pour a cup of water into your blender, slice the cucumber up and blend it up.

Juice two limes into this mixture. Blend it some more. Pour this mixture into your 2 quart pitcher. Slice up the other half of the cucumber

and add it to the juice. Pour chilled club soda over this and serve. Garnish with lime wedges.

Orange juice spritzer

4 cups of freshly squeezed orange juice

1 liter ginger ale

orange wedges as a garnish

In a large pitcher combine the orange juice and gingerale.

chill it for a while. when serving garnish with the orange wedges.

Watermelon Mint Spritzer

1 watermelon

8 mint sprigs

club soda

Cut the watermelon in half. Scoop the watermelon a few scoops at a time into a blender.As you place the watermelon into the blender remove the seeds.

blend the watermelon, pour the juice through a strainer into a pitcher. chill. set up your glasses, place some mint in each along with some ice. fill the glass 3/4 with juice and top with club soda.

Lemonade

10 lemons

1 cup sugar (or more depending on your taste)

1 gallon water

Ice cubes

Roll the lemons with your hands and prepare them for juicing.

Cut them through the middle widthwise so that it exposes the meat of the

lemon. Put aside 1 lemon for making slices to add to the lemonade later.

Juice the lemons using either your hands or a juicer. Add the lemon

juice to a pitcher. Add sugar and water and stir until sugar has

completely dissolved. Serve over ice and garnish with the reserved lemon slices.

Raspberry Lemonade

10 lemons

1 cup sugar (or more depending on your taste)

1 gallon of water

1 pint Raspberries

Ice cubes

Roll the lemons with your hands and prepare them for juicing.

Cut them through the middle widthwise so that it exposes the meat of the

lemon. Put aside 1 lemon for making slices to add to the lemonade later.

Take 1/2 the raspberries and place them in a blender with some water.

Blend them until they are liquid. Using a sieve pour the raspberries through it into the pitcher.

Then throw the whole raspberries into the pitcher.

Juice the lemons using either your hands or a juicer. Add the lemon

juice to a pitcher. Add sugar and water and stir until sugar has

completely dissolved. Serve over ice and garnish with the reserved lemon slices.

Peach Lemonade

10 lemons

1 cup sugar (or more depending on your taste)

1 gallon of water

3 large peaches

Ice cubes

Roll the lemons with your hands and prepare them for juicing.

Cut them through the middle widthwise so that it exposes the meat of the

lemon. Put aside 1 lemon for making slices to add to the lemonade later.

Take 2 peaches pcut them in half, pit them and place them in a blender with some water.

Blend them until they are liquid. Using a sieve pour the peaches through it into the pitcher.

Then cut the last peach up into thin wedges and throw them into the pitcher.

Juice the lemons using either your hands or a juicer. Add the lemon

juice to a pitcher. Add sugar and water and stir until sugar has

completely dissolved. Serve over ice and garnish with the reserved lemon slices.

Cherry Lemonade

10 lemons

1 cup of fresh cherries, cut through the middle and pit and stem removed.

1 cup sugar (or more depending on your taste)

1 gallon water

Ice cubes

Roll the lemons with your hands and prepare them for juicing.

Cut them through the middle widthwise so that it exposes the meat of the

lemon. Put aside 1 lemon for making slices to add to the lemonade later.

Juice the lemons using either your hands or a juicer. Add the lemon

juice to a pitcher. Add the prepared cherries. Add sugar and water and stir until sugar has

completely dissolved. Serve over ice and garnish with the reserved lemon slices.

Iced Tea

8 tea bags

4 quarts of water

Ice cubes

Sugar (or substitute)

Lemon slices or real lemon juice

Take 4 cups of the 2 quarts of water and boil it. Pour it over the 8 tea bags. Let it steep for about 5 minutes or so. Pour in the sugar that you like add the rest of the water.

Then add the lemon slices or lemon juice to taste. Chill in the fridge then serve.

Green Tea Iced Tea

6 green tea bags

6 cups of water

5 limes

2 lemons

1/4 cup local honey

mint leaves to garnish

place the tea bags into a half gallon container. Pour 3 cups of boiling water over the tea bags. Let it steep 5 minutes or so.

Add the honey and stir it until it is dissolved. Add the other 3 cups of water. slice up the lemons and limes. when you go to pour the tea into glasses

put ice in them first, then the tea add the slices of lemon and lime and garnish with mint leaves.

Ginger Iced Tea

7 tea bags

3 quarts of water

3 inches of Ginger

Ice cubes

Sugar to taste

lime slices as a garnish

Pour 2 quarts of water into a large pot and boil it. Add in the 7 tea bags. Let it steep for about 5- 10 minutes or so.

Add your sugar, stir it until it is dissolved. Peel and Cut up your ginger knob. Place it in your blender, add 3 cups

of the remaining water. Blend it on high. Pour it through a sieve (to remove the solids) into a gallon container.

Add in the iced tea, remaining water Then some ice cubes. Chill in the fridge. Upon serving use the Lime, cut into thin wedges as a garnish.

Raspberry Iced Tea

7 tea bags

3 quarts of water

1 1/2 cups Raspberries

Ice cubes

Sugar to taste

Pour 2 quarts of water into a large pot and boil it. Add in the 8 tea bags. Let it steep for about 5- 10 minutes or so.

add your sugar, stir it until it is dissolved. Pour 1 cup of raspberries into your blender, add 3 cups of the remaining water.

blend it on high. Pour it through a sieve(to remove the pulp) into a gallon container. Add in the iced tea, remaining water Then some ice cubes.

Chill in the fridge. Upon serving use the remaining 1/2 cup of raspberries as a garnish.

Peach Iced Tea

7 tea bags

3 quarts of water

3 large Peaches

Ice cubes

Sugar to taste

Pour 2 quarts of water into a large pot and boil it. Add in the 8 tea bags. Let it steep for about 5- 10 minutes or so.

add your sugar, stir it until it is dissolved. Cut up 2 peaches and place them in your blender, add 3 cups of the remaining water.

blend it on high. Pour it through a sieve (to remove the pulp) into a gallon container. Add in the iced tea, remaining water Then some ice cubes.

Chill in the fridge. Upon serving use the remaining peaches, cut into thin wedges as a garnish.

slushies

Iced coffee slushy

5 cups coffee

2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 cup whole milk

Make your coffee. You can do it with instant or through your coffee maker. Make 5 cups. Pour your coffee, sugar and milk along with the ice cubes into a blender.Turn on the blender until the ice is a slushy consistency. You can if you would like make coffee ice cubes by taking coffee you brewed and pouring it into ice cube trays.

Cafe Mocha slushy

2 tablespoon of high quality cocoa powder

1 teaspoon of sugar (or to taste)

2 shots of espresso

foamed milk

Take out an eight oz. coffee cup. Put 2 tablespoons of chocolate powder along with the sugar in it.

Pour hot water over the chocolate powder just enough to make it a thick liquid. Make your espresso.

Pour your espresso right over the chocolate. Let this cool to room temperature. Fill your blender 3/4 with ice ,

pour the espresso over the ice. blend this til it is a slushy. Then froth some milk and then pour the milk over that.

Frozen Hot Chocolate

2 cups of hot chocolate

enough ice to fill a blender 1/2 way

Make 2 cups of hot chocolate. Let it stand until it is room temperature.

pour ice into the blender. Enough so that it is 1/2 full. when the hot

chocolate is room temperature pour it nto the blender with the ice and give it a spin.

Blend it until there are no more ice chunks.

Cappuccino frost

1 cup whole milk

4 rounded teaspoon instant espresso coffee

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 cup cold water

1/2 cup ice cubes

Cinnamon to taste

In blender container, combine milk, instant espresso, sugar, water and ice cubes. Blend until frothy. Pour cappuccino over ice and dust with cinnamon.

Chai tea slushy

1 Tablespoon fennel seed

6 green cardamom pods

12 whole cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1 (1/4-inch) piece ginger root, ground

7 cups water

2 Tablespoons Darjeeling tea

4 Tablespoons brown sugar

1 cup milk

Enough ice to fill your blender

First you make the Chai Tea. In a saucepan, place all your spices, fennel seed, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, ginger root and water. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and steep for 5

minutes. Add the tea, let it steep for 5 more minutes. Fill your blender with ice then strain the mixture into the blender, discarding any pieces... pour in the brown sugar and milk. Then give it a spin.

Apple juice slushy

2 cups of apple juice