Showing posts with label beverage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beverage. Show all posts

Rosemary Fruit Punch

46-oz. can pineapple juice
1/2 c Splenda or 1/4 c stevia
5 t fresh rosemary
1 1/2 c lemon juice
1 liter bottle pale-dry ginger ale
2 c water
Fresh lemon slices and fresh sprigs of rosemary

Make a concentrate by bringing to a boil 1 c of the pineapple juice, the Splenda or stevia, and rosemary. Decrease heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain and cool.

To serve, add the concentrate to the remaining pineapple juice, the lemon juice, and water. Pour into a punch bowl over ice and add the ginger ale. Float fresh lemon slices and rosemary sprigs on top. Serves 16

Raspberry Iced Tea

4 qts. water
1 pkg (12 oz) frozen unsweetened raspberries
1-1/2 c Splenda or 3/4 c stevia
10 individual tea bags
1/4 c lemon juice
Raspberry Ice cubes (see below)

In a Dutch oven, bring waster to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in the sugar
until dissolved. Add the raspberries, tea bags and lemon juice. Cover and steep for 3 minutes. Strain; discard berries and tea bags. Cool. Serve over ice. Yield: 4 qts.

Raspberry Ice Cubes: Gently rinse the fresh berries. Then place three berries in each section of an ice cube tray. Fill each section of the tray with the Raspberry Tea. Freeze the trays several hours or overnight.

Serves 16

Switchel

1 c boiling water
1 T honey
1 T herb vinegar (made with apple-cider vinegar)

Fill a cup with boiling water to dissolve the honey. Serve hot or iced for a low-calorie, winelike drink. In days of yore, this energy refresher was drunk as a thirst quencher. It also acts as a diuretic, and its potassium gives added energy. Serves: 1

Raspberry Vinegar

4 qts raspberries
2 qts cider vinegar
stevia

Crush 2 qts of raspberries, pour vinegar over them. Let stand 2 days. Strain, and pour the juice over the other 2 qts berries. Let stand for another 2 days. Strain and measure. Add 1 cup of stevia for each pint. Boil five minutes; skim, bottle and seal. Use two T to a tumbler of water. Refreshing drink or use on salads.

Indian Chai Milk Tea

Chai Mix:
1 T whole cloves
1 T whole fennel seeds
1 T whole cardamon seeds (not in pods)
2 small cinnamon sticks, broken into small pieces

1 c rice milk
1 t vanilla
1 t honey

Stir together all chai mix ingredients. Add 1 T chai mix to rice milk and bring to as boil. Remove from heat and steep for 3 minutes. Strain and stir in honey and vanilla. Store extra chai mix in an airtight container.