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    • Yogurt Cucumber Mint Cooler

      Yogurt Cucumber Mint Cooler
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      Mix yogurt, ice, diced cucumbers, and mint.Garnish with minted ice cube and cucumber spear (optional).

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    • Warmed and Spiced Apple Cider

      Warmed and Spiced Apple Cider
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      In a saucepan, combine the cider and brown sugar.Make a spice bag: Place the cinnamon, allspice, and cloves on a 6" square piece of double-thick 100% cotton cheesecloth.Bring the corners together and tie the top with a clean string; add the bag to the cider mixture.Bring to a boiling over medium heat; reduce to low.Cover and simmer for 10 minutes; remove and discard the spice bag.Serve warm,...

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    • Watermelon Lemonade

      Watermelon Lemonade
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      Puree watermelon in food processor, in batches, until smooth.Transfer to a large pitcher.Add undiluted lemonade concentrate and lemon juice Stir until combined.Cover and refrigerate until chilled.Serve in tall ice filled glasses and garnish with a lemon slice.

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    • White Hot Chocolate

      White Hot Chocolate
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      In a saucepan combine 1/4 cup of the half-and-half, white chocolate, stick cinnamon, and nutmeg.Stir over low heat heat until chocolate is melted.Add remaining half-and-half.Cook and stir until heated through.Remove from heat.Remove stick cinnamon.Stir in vanilla and almond extract.Sprinkle each serving with ground cinnamon.

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    • white peach sangria

      white peach sangria
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      stir together wine and schnapps.add 1/8 cup sugar and stir well.taste!if not sweet enough add rest of sugar.add to large pitcher with peaches.serve over ice.

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    • Val's Eggnog

      Val's Eggnog
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      Beat whipping cream with electric mixer until it forms soft peaks, then add Eagle Brand Condensed Milk and whole milk.Add in beaten eggs.Sprinkle with nutmeg.

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    • Vanilla & Honey Chai Tea

      Vanilla & Honey Chai Tea
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      When you are making brewed tea, it is important to use a pot that has NOT had regular use for greasy foods, tomato sauces, or soups.I reserve a medium pot exclusively for boiling water for tea.Of course, I am fussy about my tea.Good tasting tea needs good tasting water in a clean pan.Use a good bottled water from a natural spring if it's a available.It does make a difference, and so does the...

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    • Vanilla Caramel Syrup - For Coffee or Espresso

      Vanilla Caramel Syrup - For Coffee or Espresso
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      Slice vanilla beans lengthwise with a sharp knife, use sharp edge of knife to scrape out the inside of the bean against the cutting board.Put the scrapings and the outer beans in a sauce pan.Put all other ingredients in the pan and heat on low stirring often for about 10 minutes.Turn heat up to medium for a few more minutes (3-5) stirring constantly.Do not boil.Filter your hot syrup through a Mel...

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    • Vanilla Coco Iced Coffee

      Vanilla Coco Iced Coffee
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      Boil water.Add coffee.Boil for a few more minutes.Remove from heat.Put all the ingredients in a blender, except the ice cream, and blend well.Refrigerate.Serve chilled in 4 glasses with a scoop of ice cream on top and a sprinkle of a little cocoa powder!Enjoy this pretty coffee with a sweet smile on your lips!Drink away!

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    • Twelfth Night Eggnog

      Twelfth Night Eggnog
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      Beat all ingredients together and add the flavouring of your choice to taste.Try with a dollop of icecream on top and a sprinkling of nutmeg.

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    • Theresa's Version of Applebee's Lemonade

      Theresa's Version of Applebee's Lemonade
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      Mix all in 1 gallon pitcher.Serve over ice.Enjoy.

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    • Tanzanian Pineapple Squashed Beverage

      Tanzanian Pineapple Squashed Beverage
      Naturally Savvy Recipes

      Put the pineapple peel and core in a nonreactive saucepan and add enough water to cover them.Bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes.Strain the liquid through a cloth and press the juice out of the peel and core.Measure the mixture, and for each cup (1/4 litre) use 1 cup of sugar.Heat the juice with the sugar over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.Cool the mixture.Add the lemon juice.Pour...

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    • Sweet White Sangria

      Sweet White Sangria
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      Combine first 5 ingredients in a large pitcher; chill.Add ginger ale, stirring gently.

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    • Tamarind Drink

      Tamarind Drink
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      Cover tamarind pods with hot water.Let stand 1 hour; drain.Rinse and drain.Remove pods, stems and strings from tamarinds.Place pods in 2 quarts of water.Let stand at least 8 hours or overnight; strain, reserving liquid.Press as much tamarind pulp as possible through a sieve.Mix pulp, reserved liquid and the sugar or honey.Heat just until the sugar or honey melts.Cover and refrigerate until chille...

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    • Summer's Breeze

      Summer's Breeze
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      Peel, cut and juice the grapefruit and lime.Pour the juice into a jug and top up with the cranberry and apple juice.Pour into 4 glasses and garnish with small bunches of red currants.

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    • Supa Sowa Slushie

      Supa Sowa Slushie
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      Blend ice until mostly crushed.Add Kool-Aid and sugar; blend thoroughly.Enjoy!

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    • Stoli Butterfly

      Stoli Butterfly
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      Mix everything together.Garnish with a cherry.Serve over ice.

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    • Spiced Iced Tea

      Spiced Iced Tea
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      Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil in Dutch oven. Remove mixture form heat and add tea bags. Cover and steep 5 minutes.Using a slotted spoon, remove and discard teabags, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Stir in juices. Chill and serve over ice. Garnish if desired.

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    • Seeing STARS!

      Seeing STARS!
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      Heat apple juice and spices to a boil.Simmer five minutes and strain and cool.Pour apple juice mixture with rest of ingredients into blender and blend till icy smooth.Drink up!

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    • Rich Hot Chocolate And Tim Tam Dippers

      Rich Hot Chocolate And Tim Tam Dippers
      Naturally Savvy Recipes

      Place the Toblerone and milk in a small saucepan.Cook until chocolate melts.Pour immediately and serve topped with marshmallows.Dippers: Bite 2 diagonal corners from a Tim Tam.Dunk bottom corner into the hot chocolate and suck through like straw.

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    • Roarin' - Swirlin' - Soarin' Vampire Lemonade With A Twist

      Roarin' - Swirlin' - Soarin' Vampire Lemonade With A Twist
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      Pour 10 cups of water in a large pot.Add sugar.Mix well!Add Kool-aid.Mix, mix, mix!Add the remaining 6 cups of water.Stir with all your power until the sugar dissolves completely!Put on your favourite horror movie and enjoy your Vampire lemonade!

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    • Raspberry Lemonade

      Raspberry Lemonade
      Naturally Savvy Recipes

      In a large pitcher, reconstitute limeade concentrate with water, according to directions on can.In blender or food processor, puree raspberries with 1 cup of the limeade.Press puree through a fine sieve set over pitcher containing remaining limeade.Discard solids.Stir until mixture is blended.Serve in tall ice filled glasses and garnish with a slice of lime.

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    • Refreshing Sangria

      Refreshing Sangria
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      Add sugar to a large pot.Add just enough water to submerge the sugar.Bring water to a boil until all sugar is dissolved.Reduce heat to simmer and add 2 Bottles of Red Wine.Add all fruit, cover and simmer for 2 hours.Refrigerate everything overnight.Pour all liquid through a strainer into large pitcher Serve over ice with a lemon wedge if desired You can also eat the wine soaked fruit!Enjoy!

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    • Refreshing Strawberry Iced Tea

      Refreshing Strawberry Iced Tea
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      Take 5 strawberries out of the bag and set aside.With the remaining berries, blend in a blender or food processor until smooth.Strain the pureed berries, discard seeds.Mix together pureed strawberries, tea, lemon juice, and desired amount of sugar.Chill until ready to serve.Serve with ice and reserved berries as garnishes.

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    • Pineapple Lemonade

      Pineapple Lemonade
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      Combine all ingredients, stirring until sugar dissolves.Chill; serve over ice.

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    • Pineapple Limeade

      Pineapple Limeade
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      Mix all ingredients except sparling water; refrigerate until chilled.Just before serving, stir in sparkling water.Serve over ice.Garnish with lime slices, if desired.

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    • Pineapple-Rose Fruit Juice

      Pineapple-Rose Fruit Juice
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      Stir together.Pour into glasses.Garnish with mint leaves.Serve!

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    • Persian Yogurt Drink

      Persian Yogurt Drink
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      Combine yogurt, 1 tablespoon mint, 1 tablespoon rose petals, salt and pepper in pitcher and stir to mix.Add club soda.Stir gently to mix, adding more salt and pepper, if desired.Pour into tall glasses, over ice, and garnish each glass with a sprinkling of mint and rose petals.

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    • Pina Colada Slush

      Pina Colada Slush
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      Mix all of the above ingredients into a large plastic pail.Stir.Freeze.When partially frozen,stir.Freeze.To serve: fill 16 oz.glass 2/3 full with slush and add 7-up or gingerale.

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    • Peach-Mint Green Tea

      Peach-Mint Green Tea
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      Bring water just to boiling in a saucepan.Remove from heat; add tea bags.Steep, covered for 5 minutes.Remove and discard tea bags.Stir in nectar, mint, and sugar.Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours (I chilled mine for 8 hours).Strain tea mixture; serve over ice.

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    • Peachy Keen Iced Tea

      Peachy Keen Iced Tea
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      Pour tea into glasses over ice and sweeten with sugar, if desired.Add 6 to 8 peach slices to each glass, and garnish with mint leaves.

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    • Papita Lassi (Papaya Lassi)

      Papita Lassi (Papaya Lassi)
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      Beat or blend yogurt, then add water and beat or blend again.Add mashed papaya with all the seasonings.Beat or blend again.Pour in individual glasses.Garnish with mint and serve cold.If you want to make sweet papaya lassi, then omit salt, lime juice and pepper.Add 2 tbsps sugar instead and flavour with rose water.

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    • Orange-Apricot Nog

      Orange-Apricot Nog
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      Blend orange and apricots until smooth.Add egg, milk and vanilla.Blend 1 minute.Serve immediately.

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    • Ocean Water - Similar to Sonic's

      Ocean Water - Similar to Sonic's
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      Pour Slice soda/ pop into tall glasses.Add Coconut extract to taste- stir to mix.Add optional blue colouring- stir to mix.Add crushed ice to glasses.Serve.

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    • Mulberry Wine

      Mulberry Wine
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      Bring water to boil and dissolve sugar in it, stirring until completely clear.Meanwhile, wash the mulberries after removing the stems and pour into primary fermentation vessel.Add raisins, chopped or minced.Pour boiling sugar-water over fruit and allow to cool to 75-80 degrees F.Add pectic enzyme, acid blend, and yeast nutrient.Stir well, cover and set aside 12 hours.Add yeast, stir, recover, and...

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    • Mulled Wine

      Mulled Wine
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      In a large stainless steel stockpot, combine all ingredients.Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer.Reduce heat to very low and keep warm for about 30 minutes to let the flavours blend.Strain out the cloves and the cinnamon before serving.Ladle in to heatproof cups.

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    • Mocha Vanilla Cocoa Mix

      Mocha Vanilla Cocoa Mix
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      Mix all ingredients together and blend, a few cups at a time, in a blender or food processer to make a fine powder.To use, add 1 cup of hot water to 1/4 cup of Cocoa Mix.

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    • Merry's Mulled Cider

      Merry's Mulled Cider
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      Place the cider in a large pot.Place the cloves and allspice in a cheesecloth spice bag.Add the spice bag, sugar and salt to the cider and bring to a boil.Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.Remove spice bag.Pour Mulled Cider into 12 mugs, adding one cinnamon stick and one slice lemon to each.Serve hot.

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    • Mexican Dream For A King And Queen!

      Mexican Dream For A King And Queen!
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      Stir together all ingredients.Pour into glasses.Garnish with mint leaves.Serve!

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    • Mexican Horchata

      Mexican Horchata
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      Place the rice in a bowl with enough hot water to cover.Let the rice sit overnight.Next day, remove the water.Place 1/2 cup of rice, and 2 cups milk in a blender.Blend until rice is all ground up.Mix in 1/4 cup sugar,.1/2 teaspoons vanilla,.1/4 teaspoons cinnamon.Do the same with the other half of the ingredients.Strain through cheesecloth (or whatever).Serve over ice.

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