8 cups water or sparkling water
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup maple syrup
1/2 Tbs freshly grated ginger root
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher or punch bowl. Serve at room temp or chilled
Mocktails
Silver Fizz
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp sugar
club soda
egg white (fresh or powdered) (I don't know if Egg eplacer works -- you can probably skip this!)
Blend all except soda and pour over ice. Top with soda. Garnish with lemon slice
Tom Collins
3/4 oz lemon juice
1tsp. powdered sugar
club soda
Shake and pour over ice.
Cranberry Punch
2 bottles cranberry juice
1 litre soda or 7-Up
1 litre OJ
Build in a punch bowl with lots of ice or a small block of ice. Garnish with fruit slices
Virgin Mary or Caesar
Tomato or Clamato juice, Worchestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper.
Build in a tall glass over ice. Salt the rim with salt or celery salt and garnish with lime, lemon, celery - whatever.
Hot drinks
Mulled apple punch
1 large container of old fashioned apple juice
5 or 6 cloves
2 or 3 cinnamon sticks
one sliced orange
one sliced apple
2 tablespoons brown sugar
one sliced lemon
Put everything in a large container on the stove and SIMMER until bubbling, stirring from time to time. Serve warm.
For the next 2 recipes, mix the dry ingredients in a batch, and add hot water when you want a cup. After you get to know how much of the mix you like in the beverage, you could put a single portion into a plastic baggie, take it with you, and just heat a cup of water at the party.
Fireside Coffee
2 c. non-dairy creamer
1 1/2 c. instant coffee granules
1 1/2 c. hot cocoa mix
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Mix ingredients together thoroughly and store in an air-tight container. To serve, put 3-4 teaspoons in a mug, add hot water. Adjust to taste in future servings.
Russian Tea
3/4 c. instant tea with lemon
1 lb, 2 oz. Tang
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Mix ingredients thoroughly and store in an air-tight container. To serve, put 4 teaspoons in a mug and add hot water. Adjust to taste in future servings.