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Recipe: Summer Sippers (10 recipes for cold drinks, coffee and cocktails)

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10 SUMMER SIPPERS

1. OLD FASHIONED LEMONADE
Boil 2 cups granulated sugar and 1 cup water in small saucepan 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup Freshly squeezed lemon juice. Cool, then pour into jar and refrigerate. To serve, stir in 2 tablespoons syrup mix to 3/4 cup water. Add ice. - Makes 20 servings.

2. PINEAPPLE-MELON SLUSH
Whirl one (16 oz) can pineapple, frozen and one medium size cantaloupe in blender or food processor until smooth.

3. ORANGE-VANILLA SHAKE
Whirl 4 peeled and cut-up oranges and 1 pint of vanilla ice milk in blender or food processor until smooth.

4. FRUIT FIZZ
Mix 2 cups apricot nectar, 2 cups pineapple juice and 1 cup orange juice in a large pitcher. chill well. just before serving, add 1 1/2 cups icy cold ginger ale.

5. GAZPACHO COCKTAIL
Cut 1 medium size peeled cucumber in small chunks. whirl in blender with 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice, 1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon hot-pepper sauce and freshly ground black pepper to taste. pour 4 cups V-8-vegetable juice into a large pitcher. add the cucumber puree and mix well.

6. BLUEBERRY BOG SPARKLER
Mix 3 cups blueberry-cranberry drink with 2 cups prepared lemonade in a large pitcher. chill well. just before serving, stir in 1 1/2 cups icy cold ginger ale.

7. GINGER-LIME COOLER
pour 4 1/2 cups ginger beer and 6 cups clear lemon- lime soda into a large pitcher; add 2 bags frozen melon balls.

8. FROSTED COFFEE
Whirl 4 cups of strong black coffee and 2 pints vanilla, coffee, or chocolate ice cream in the blender. may take 3 batches as this should be fluffy.

9. DOUBLE ORANGE COOLER
Mix 6 cups orange juice, 5 cups club soda and 2 1/2 cups milk in a pitcher. pour into tall glasses and top with a scoop or orange sherbet.

10. CRANBERRY SANGRIA
In a large pitcher or punch bowl, mix 7 cups cranberry juice cocktail, 5 small peaches or nectarines cut in chunks, 1 sliced lemon, 4 cups ice cubes and 5 cups club soda.

Source: Aunt Salli's Cyberkitchen
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