Summer punch/non alcoholic drinks etc

[Trouvere]

Anyone have good recipes for cold drinks that aren't cola? I am so sick of sodas.I saw a great recipe for mint julips that were non alcholic and used ginger ale as a base.Anyone have a recipe?

[Pressing-On]

Anyone have good recipes for cold drinks that aren't cola? I am so sick of sodas.I saw a great recipe for mint julips that were non alcholic and used ginger ale as a base.Anyone have a recipe?
Simple - water, juice from fresh lemons, Stevia for sweetening, a little mint leaf if you want that.

[MissBrattified]

Here's the Disney World version:

Mint Julep
from Port Orleans

2¼ cups sugar
6 cups water
2 tablespoons plus ½ tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 12-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1½ tablespoons crème de menthe syrup
Fresh mint sprigs

Serves 8

Combine sugar and water in saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in lime juice, lemonade concentrate, and crème de menthe and heat to just below the boiling point (200°). Be careful not to let the mixture boil. Remove from heat and chill to form a thick syrup. For each serving, pour two tablespoons of syrup and 10 ounces of chilled water into a glass of crushed ice and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

[rgcraig]

Try the flavored teas - iced.

I love black cherry berry - Celestial Seasonings Tea

[rgcraig]

Fruit Slush Punch

1 1/2 qt. water
3 - 6 oz. frozen lemonade
2 - 16 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
2 envelopes cherry or lemon-lime Kool-Aid
8 - 10 oz. bottles ginger ale

Combine all ingredients except ginger ale; stir until drink mix dissolves. Divide, mixture evenly into 4 gallon-size, heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bags; freeze.

Remove each bag from freezer 1 hour before serving. Place in a punch bowl, and break into chunks, add 2 bottles ginger ale to each bag of mixture. Stir until slushy.

[rgcraig]

Margarita Punch

2 cans - 12 oz. limeade
1 - 1 oz. bottle orange extract
6 cups water
1 - 3 litter bottle lemon-lime soft drink

Stir first four ingredients - stir in soft drink, serve over crushed ice.

[rgcraig]

Southern Fresh Fruit Punch

6 to 8 large lemons
4 to 6 large oranges
2 qt. water
1 1/2 cups sugar
8 regular-size tea bags
1 cup diced fresh pineapple

Squeeze juice from lemons to measure 1 1/2 cups; squeeze juice from oranges to measure 2 cups. Set juices aside.

Bring 2 qt. water and sugar to a boil in a large saucepan, stirring often; boil 1 minute. Pour over tea bags; cover and steep 20 minutes.

Discard tea bags. Stir in juice and pineapple. Cover and chill at least 2 hrs. Serve over ice.

[Pressing-On]

Here's the Disney World version:

Mint Julep
from Port Orleans

2¼ cups sugar
6 cups water
2 tablespoons plus ½ tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 12-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1½ tablespoons crème de menthe syrup
Fresh mint sprigs

Serves 8

Combine sugar and water in saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in lime juice, lemonade concentrate, and crème de menthe and heat to just below the boiling point (200°). Be careful not to let the mixture boil. Remove from heat and chill to form a thick syrup. For each serving, pour two tablespoons of syrup and 10 ounces of chilled water into a glass of crushed ice and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Wow, that's a lot of sugar!

[Trouvere]

Wow these are great recipes.Thanks..keep them coming.I used to love and don't laugh alright??? That instant root beer extract.My mom would make it in the Summer time.Sometimes she would make Lemonade Rootbeer.Anyone ever have that?

[Ferd]

One part white grape juice one part gingerale

[Kutless]

I have been mixing my tea with pink lemonade yummy

[Esther]

Good sounding recipes in here. :)

[rgcraig]

I love tea with chunks of fruit cut up in it - looks pretty too!

[revrandy]

Here's a Great Recipe for a Summer Drink..

3 Cups of Pure Prune Juice
3 Cups of Pure GrapeFruit Juice
Squeeze the Juice of three Limes
and Two Lemons...
and add two capulses of Ex-Lax...

This drink is a complete Moving experiance!!!...


:D

[LaGirl]

Here's a Great Recipe for a Summer Drink..

3 Cups of Pure Prune Juice
3 Cups of Pure GrapeFruit Juice
Squeeze the Juice of three Limes
and Two Lemons...
and add two capulses of Ex-Lax...

This drink is a complete Moving experiance!!!...


:D

HA! i bet it is moving alright! :lol

[Trouvere]

Here's a Great Recipe for a Summer Drink..

3 Cups of Pure Prune Juice
3 Cups of Pure GrapeFruit Juice
Squeeze the Juice of three Limes
and Two Lemons...
and add two capulses of Ex-Lax...

This drink is a complete Moving experiance!!!...


:D


very funny:club

[Trouvere]

I am going to make some of these for Fourth of July.(all but Randy's.His is gross.)

[Pressing-On]

Here's a Great Recipe for a Summer Drink..

3 Cups of Pure Prune Juice
3 Cups of Pure GrapeFruit Juice
Squeeze the Juice of three Limes
and Two Lemons...
and add two capulses of Ex-Lax...

This drink is a complete Moving experiance!!!...


:D

:killinme

[Pressing-On]

Apple Grape Drink

6 cups apple juice, chilled
3 cups white grape juice, chilled
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 liter club soda, chilled

[Pressing-On]

Cherry Orange Punch

6 cups water
2 cans (12 ounces each) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
3/4 cup maraschino cherry juice or grenadine syrup
3/4 cup sugar
1 liter ginger ale, chilled

[Pressing-On]

Lost-in-the-Sun Punch

1 carton (64 ounces) orange juice, chilled
1 bottle (2 liters) lemonade, chilled
6 cans (12 ounces each) cream soda, chilled
1 pint pineapple sherbet

This is good! Trouvere, I know you didn't want anything with "soda" in it, but this is a good punch.

[Trouvere]

what kind of cream soda?

[Pressing-On]

Mock Champagne Punch

1 quart white grape juice, chilled
1 quart ginger ale, chilled
Strawberries or raspberries


All the ladies in our church host a ladies party in their homes. A different home every month. Mine is coming up and I'm going to pull out my long stemmed glasses for this one! Strawberries will be my choice.

[Pressing-On]

what kind of cream soda?
IBC is good.

[Pressing-On]

Ruby Fruit Slush

3 quarts tropical fruit punch
1 can (46 ounces) unsweetened pineapple juice
1 bottle (48 ounces) cranberry-apple juice
4-1/2 cups water
1 can (12 ounces) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 liters diet ginger ale or lemon-lime soda, chilled

[Trouvere]

Mock Champagne Punch

1 quart white grape juice, chilled
1 quart ginger ale, chilled
Strawberries or raspberries


All the ladies in our church host a ladies party in their homes. A different home every month. Mine is coming up and I'm going to pull out my long stemmed glasses for this one! Strawberries will be my choice.

Do you put the berries into the glasses?

[Pressing-On]

Do you put the berries into the glasses?

Yes, it is sooooo pretty. I usually put only one whole strawberry in a long stem glass, but slices can look nice.

Well, that's all I have for now. Guess I better get some shut eye! Good night!

[Trouvere]

I usually buy white grape juice or cran grape and diet sprite and make
summer drinks.My daughters love it.

[Pressing-On]

I usually buy white grape juice or cran grape and diet sprite and make
summer drinks.My daughters love it.
Fruit juice makes me hungry. I hardly ever drink it. Just a little OJ in the morning.

Good night. Love the thread! Great place to post our stuff for parties!

[Trouvere]

After reading a few non alcoholic mint julip recipes I came up with this one.It was awesome in fluted glasses with a nice mint sprig and lots of ice.
This is definately a chick drink.


1 1/2 cups sugar
1 frozen lemonade
1 frozen limade
1 cup of mint sprigs.
4 cups water
1 or 2 two liters of Ginger ale diet can be used.
crushed ice

heat sugar and water over low heat until hot and disolved.Do not boil.
Turn off and add 1/2 cup crushed mint.Stir in lemonade and limeade.
Stir well ,strain and set aside.If you are wanting to wait then refrigerate
until you use it.I would say only wait a day or so though as the mint
will not keep.
Fill glass 1/4 way with the syrup.3/4 of the way with ginger ale and stir.Finish it with crushed ice and a nice mint sprig in a fluted glass.Its gorgeous and totally good for your breath.Some of the recipes used cream de menthe syrup not the alcoholic type but it is said to taste like scope so skip it.This drink is a winner.Five of us had
it tonight and all loved it.I am going to have to make this again soon.