Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Holiday Punch
- 2 quarts peppermint ice cream, softened
- 1 quart milk
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 drops red food coloring
- 2 quarts ginger ale
Mix 1 ½ quarts ice cream and milk in punch bowl. Add peppermint and food coloring. Gradually add ginger ale, stirring gently. Cut in remaining ice cream to float in bits.
Serves 40
Russian Tea
- 2 cups powdered orange drink
- 1 cup unsweetened instant tea
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 small package lemonade mix
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix orange drink, instant tea, sugar, lemonade mix, cloves and cinnamon; store in air-tight container. Use 2 teaspoons Russian tea to 1 cup boiling water. May be served hot or chilled.
Pregnant Bananaberry
- 10-ounce package frozen strawberries with syrup, thawed
- 1 cup strawberry yogurt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 bananas
- 10 ice cubes
Mix strawberries, yogurt, milk, bananas and ice cubes in blender at high speed until mixture is smooth and ice is crushed.
Serves 8
Jogger's Nog
- 1 cup grapefruit juice
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- ½ banana
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons honey
Mix grapefruit juice, yogurt, banana, egg and honey in blender at high speed until smooth. Serve immediately.
Serves 3
Spicy Tomato Cocktail
- 2 cups tomato juice
- 1 thin slice lemon with peel
- 1½-inch strip green pepper
- 1 4-inch stalk celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1½-inch slice cucumber with peel
- 2 sprigs parsley
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 5 to 10 drops hot pepper sauce (or to taste)
- 6 ice cubes
Mix tomato juice, lemon, green pepper, celery, cucumber, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt and hot pepper sauce in blender at high speed until smooth. Add ice. Continue to process until smooth.
Serves 4
Party Punch
- 1 quart cranberry juice
- 1 quart apple juice
- Ginger ale or soda water
- Lemon slices
- Orange slices
- Cinnamon sticks or cloves
Combine cranberry and apple juice. Add ginger ale or soda water for sparkle. Float lemon and orange slices on top. For a spicy effect, add a cinnamon stick or a few cloves. Serve over plenty of ice.
Serves 16
Gorgeous Green
- 6-ounce can of frozen lemonade
- 2 6-ounce cans of limeade
- 2 cups water
- 2 28-ounce bottles ginger ale
- Ice cubes or ice mold
In a large pitcher or punch bowl, combine lemonade, limeade and water. Just before serving, add ginger ale and ice; stir to blend.
Serves 25
New York Milk Club
- 2 ounces milk
- 2 ounces club soda
- Dash vanilla
- Dash sugar
- Ice cubes
Mix milk, club soda, vanilla and sugar in glass. Add ice.
Serves 1
