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Mocktails

Colada

  • 1 c pineapple juice
  • 1 c Pina Colada mix
  • 1 c ice cubes
  • orange slice

In a blender, add ice cubes, pineapple juice and Pina Colada mix. Blend until slushy and pour into glass.
Garnish with orange slice.

Double Lime Punch

  • 1 c lime sherbet (softened)
  • 6 oz can frozen limeade (thawed)
  • 2 (7 oz) bottles of ginger ale (chilled)
  • 2 c water

In punch bowl, stir together all ingredients. Serve in punch cups.
Makes 10 servings (½ c each).

Holiday Punch

  • 1 large jar cranberry-grape juice
  • 1 litre bottle ginger ale
  • 1 container orange sherbet
  • whole cranberries

Combine juice and ginger ale. Add sherbet by small scoops. Top with cranberries.

Holiday Stocking

  • 3 oz ginger ale (90 ml)
  • 2 oz cranberry juice (60 ml)*
  • 1 oz pineapple juice (30 ml)
  • dash of angostura bitters
  • lemon wedges (optional)

Pour ginger ale, cranberry juice and pineapple juice over ice in a Collins-style (tall, thin) glass. Mix this drink with a swizzle stick before adding angostura bitters on top. Garnish with lemon wedge if desired.

* Orange or mango juice can be used as a substitute

Jogger's Nog

  • 1½ c pineapple juice (chilled)
  • ½ c plain yogurt
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 6 ice cubes

Combine ingredients in blender. Cover and run on high until well-blended. Serve in chilled glasses.

Makes 2 servings (10 oz each).

Lemon Strawberry Punch

  • 3 cans (6 oz each) frozen lemonade concentrate
  • 1 package (10 oz) frozen strawberries (thawed)
  • 1 qt ginger ale (chilled)
  • strawberry ice cream / ice cubes (optional)

In a large punch bowl, prepare lemonade concentrate as directed on can. Stir in strawberries with juice/syrup. Stir in ginger ale and, if you wish, add small scoops of strawberry ice cream or ice cubes.

Mango-Mandarin Smoothie

  • 1 c orange juice
  • ½ c yogurt
  • ½ c canned mandarins
  • 1 c crushed ice
  • 1 c frozen mangoes

Add liquid ingredients to the blender first. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

Pour and enjoy!

Mild-Eyed Margaritas

  • 2 c lemon or lime soda
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • juice of ½ lime
  • salt
  • crushed ice
  • lime slices

Pour soda into an ice cube tray or shallow pan and freeze. Place frozen soda in blender, add lime juice and sugar. Blend until well-mixed. Rub lime around rim of glass and then dip glass into salt. Pour mixture over crushed ice and then into salt-rimmed glasses. Garnish with a slice of lime.

Mulled Apple Cider

  • 1 large navel orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 3 sticks (3 inches) cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp allspice berries
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • 2 tbsp chopped crystallized ginger
  • 1 qt pure apple cider
  • 1/4 c packed light brown sugar
  • orange slices

Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the orange and lemon, then squeeze the juice and reserve. Wrap the lemon and orange zest, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and ginger in a piece of rinsed cheesecloth and tie into a packet. Combine the apple cider, orange and lemon juice, brown sugar and spice packet in a medium nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Ladle into cups and garnish with the orange slices. Serve hot.

Peach Fuzz

  • 1 c peach daiquiri mix
  • 1½ c 7-up
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Using a blender, blend ingredients and ice cubes together on high for 15 seconds.

Percolator Punch

  • 2 qts apple cider or juice
  • 2 qts cranberry juice
  • 1 qt pineapple juice
  • ½ c brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp whole cloves
  • 1 tbsp allspice
  • 4 cinnamon sticks (3 in. long)
  • 2 lemons (thinly slices and quartered)

Pour liquid into 30 cup coffee pot percolator. Put remaining ingredients in percolator basket and brew for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Pineapple Berry Smoothie

  • 1 c orange juice
  • ½ c vanilla yogurt
  • ½ c canned crushed pineapple
  • 1 c crushed ice
  • 1 c frozen berry mix

Add liquid ingredients to the blender first. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

Pour and enjoy!

Rainbow Cooler

  • 2 oz orange juice (60 ml)
  • 2 oz pineapple juice (60 ml)
  • 2 oz passion fruit juice (60 ml)
  • juice of ¼ fresh lemon
  • 1 tsp grenadine
  • kiwi slices
  • ice

In a shaker filled with ice, add the first 5 ingredients. Shake and strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with fresh kiwi.

Sangria

  • 4 oz lemon juice
  • 4 oz orange juice
  • 32 oz grape juice (white or red)
  • 32 oz Schweppes® Club Soda
  • orange or lemon slices

Use a blender to mix all the fruit juices. Fill glasses with ice cubes and pour juice mixture until the glasses are half-filled. Fill glasses to the top with Club Soda. Garnish with fruit slices.

Makes 18 servings (4 oz each).

Smartini

  • 2 oz pineapple juice (60 ml)
  • 2 oz cranberry juice (60 ml)
  • 2 tsp lime juice

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add all ingredients and shake. Pour into a martini glass. Can be garnished with pineapple or cranberry skewer.

Sparkling Apple Peach Sunrise

  • 1 (10 oz) can of non-alcoholic frozen fuzzy navel mix
  • 2 (20 oz) cans of sparkling cider
  • ice cubes (as many as desired)
  • grenadine (1/2 oz per drink)

Blend ingredients in a blender. Pour into a tall flute glass. Add half ounce of grenadine for the sunrise effect. Makes approximately four 8 oz. glasses

Sparkling Ice Cream Soda

  • 6 oz sparkling cider
  • 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
  • 2 oz seltzer water
  • maraschino cherries

Pour sparkling cider into a tall glass. Add ice cream. Fill glass with seltzer while stirring. Garnish with a cherry.

Sparkling Rainbow

  • 6 oz sparkling cider
  • 1 scoop sherbet
  • 1 fresh mint sprig

Pour sparkling cider into a tall glass. Add sherbet and garnish with mint.

Sparkling Smoothie

  • 6 oz sparkling cider
  • ¼ c fresh strawberries
  • ½ ripe banana
  • 2 ice cubes

Blend all ingredients and pour into a tall glass.

Winning Tea Punch

  • ½ c 100% instant tea
  • 2 qts water
  • 6 oz can frozen limeade
  • 6 oz can frozen lemonade
  • 6 oz can frozen pineapple juice concentrate
  • 1 pt cranberry cocktail juice

In punch bowl, combine instant tea, water and concentrates. Add cranberry juice. Just before serving, add ice.

Makes 25 servings (5 oz each).

Winter Cider

  • ¼ c sugar
  • 1 c boiling water
  • 2 sticks (3 inches) cinnamon
  • peel of ½ a lemon
  • 4 cloves
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • 1½ c pure apple cider
  • nutmeg (garnish)

In a saucepan, dissolve sugar in boiling water. Add cinnamon sticks, lemon peel, cloves and ground allspice. Reduce heat and stir. Add apple cider and stir for 3-5 minutes. Pour into a punch bowl or individual heatproof mugs and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve hot.