Wanted: Ice Cold Beverage recipes!

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

I love iced drinks all year long, but especially in the summer! Any good recipes ya' all???

[jfain]

We've been enjoying a lot of mojitos here but for a non-alcoholic beverage try adding sliced cucumbers to a pitcher of water and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. It's so delicious and refreshing.

[Mama Mangia]

Agua Fresca de Pepino (Blended Cucumber and Lime Drink)

Makes 4 servings

3 quarts water
3 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup sugar
crushed ice (optional)
slice of lime for garnish (optional)

Pour 1/2 cup of the water and 1 cup of the cucumbers in blender. Blend until cucumbers are pureed then add more cucumbers and water until all cucumbers are pureed.

Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain cucumbers into a pitcher to remove seeds and pulp. Stir in remaining water, lime juice and sugar.

Chill before serving over crushed ice garnished with a slice of lime.

Other versions:
Instead of cucumbers, use tropical fruits like papayas, guava, pineapple or traditional fruits like orange, pink grapefruit, cantaloupe, watermelon or a combination of 2 or more.

[Mama Mangia]

Apricot Tea Sparkler

1 1/3 cups Tea Concentrate (made from Stash Tea Premium Green tea)
1 1/3 cups apricot nectar
1 1/3 cups sparkling water
Ice cubes

Combine concentrate, apricot nectar and sparkling water. Pour into ice-filled glasses.

[Mama Mangia]

BLACKBERRY ICED TEA

Bring 1 c. water, ½ c. sugar and 2 c. fresh black berries to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer until berries start to break down. Strain and press through sieve. Discard seeds.

Lay syrup aside.

Bring 1 qt. water to a boil; remove from heat and steep 6 black tea bags for 1 minute. Remove bags.

Add 1 qt. ice water.

When tea is cool, transfer to pitcher and pour in syrup. Serve over ice.

[Mama Mangia]

CITRUS COOLER


1 1/2 cups Sugar (1 1/2 to 2 cups)
2 1/2 cups Water
1 (46-ounce) can Pineapple Juice
1 (46-ounce) can Orange Juice
1 1/2 cups Lemon Juice

Combine sugar and water in saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour mixture into 4 1/2 qt. Freezer container. Stir in fruit juices. Freeze until firm. Remove from freezer 1 1/2 to 2 hours before serving. Mixture should be slushy. Stir.

[Mama Mangia]

FRESH PEACH LEMONADE

2 peaches, peeled and chopped
1 C. granulated sugar
4 C. water
3/4 C. freshly squeezed lemon juice
Mint sprigs (for garnish)
Peach slices (for garnish)

Bring the peaches, sugar, and water to a boil, and then
simmer until the sugar is dissolved, about 10 minutes.

Allow the mixture to cool, then strain through a sieve,
pressing to extract as much juice as possible.

Stir in the lemon juice, and serve in tall glasses over ice.

Garnish with mint or peach slices.

[Mama Mangia]

Strawberry Spritzers


10 oz. frozen sweetened sliced strawberries , thawed
2 liters chilled lemon lime soda
12 oz. can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed

Place strawberries in a blender, cover and process until pureed. Pour into a pitcher, stir in soda and lemonade concentrate. Serve immediately.

[The Ironic Chef]

A bottle of TGIF Margarita mix.
A bottle of Tequila, just to kick it up a notch.
a large bag of ice cubes.
A blender.
A couple really big glasses and a hot day.

And a tolerance for really good brain freezes. If you don't suffer at least one then you didn't make it right or your not hot enough.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

A bottle of TGIF Margarita mix.
A bottle of Tequila, just to kick it up a notch.
a large bag of ice cubes.
A blender.
A couple really big glasses and a hot day.

And a tolerance for really good brain freezes. If you don't suffer at least one then you didn't make it right or your not hot enough.

I love the sound of all of these the peach tea one Mama listed will be a must this summer, oh yeah and IC on Fri & Sat the Marg.'s will be perfect!!!