1. Melon Surprise
A colourful, refreshing drink with the sharpness of ginger.
Preparation time: 40 minutes
No cooking
Makes 20 glasses
Ingredients:
1 bottle lemonade
A large can of orange juice
1 small white melon
1 large water lemon, cut lengthwise
3 bottle ginger-ale
To serve:
crushed ice
2 teacups watermelon juice
Method:
- Scoop out the melons using a melon baller.
- Chill the melon balls.
- Add the scooped portion of watermelon into a liquidiser to take out the juice.
- Next, chill the lemonade, ginger ale, melon juice, two teacups of water, and fruit juices.
- Mix the drinks and juices before serving.
- Fill the melon shells as desired.
- Add some chilled melon balls and decorate with a few flowers of your choice.
2. Orange and Apple Drink
A fine cooler for the summer days.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves 12 to 15
Ingredients:
1 bottle soda
6 bottles lemonade
1 ½ teacup orange squash (approx.)
Juice of 1 lemon
4 large apple bottles, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
4 tablespoons sugar
To serve:
Chopped fruits (seasonal)
Crushed ice
Method:
- Chill the soda and lemonade bottles.
- Peel and cut the apples into big pieces.
- Add 1 teacup of water, sugar, and lemon juice and begin cooking.
- When cooked, blend in a liquidiser.
- Add orange squash and the chilled lemonade and soda and mix when serving.
*Serve chilled after adding crushed ice and chopped fruit.
3. Mint Julep
A drink with the coolness of lemon and mint.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
No cooking
Makes 15 glasses
Ingredients:
Mint leaves
1 bottle lemon squash
3 bottles ginger ale, chilled
To decorate:
Pineapple cubes
Method:
- In a bowl, toss in all the mint leaves leaving a few for decoration.
- Add 10-12 glasses of water along with the lemon squash. Chill.
- Add chilled ginger ale when serving.
*Garnish with a balance of pineapple cubes and mint leaves and serve.
4. Strawberry Cocktail
A tall drink for the strawberry season.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
No cooking
Makes 1 glass
Ingredients:
3 sliced strawberries
4 teaspoons powdered sugar
1 bottle soda, chilled
2 tablespoons orange juice
3 teaspoons lemon juice
Method:
- In a tall glass, place the sliced strawberries at the bottom.
- Toss in the fruit juices along with sugar.
*Just before serving, top with some chilled soda.
5. Golden Froth
A healthy drink with the taste of orange.
Preparation time: a few minutes
No cooking
Makes 4 glasses
Ingredients:
2 bottles Fanta
2 tablespoons vanilla ice-cream
¾ tablespoon lemon juice
To serve:
Crushed ice
Orange segments
Method:
Mix ice-cream, Fanta and lemon juice, before blending for 60 seconds in a liquidiser.
*Top with crushed ice and orange segments before serving.
6. Frozen Froth
Both adults and children love this lemony drink.
Preparation time: a few minutes
No cooking
Makes 4 glasses
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vanilla ice-cream
2 bottles Limca
¾ teaspoon lemon juice
To serve:
Crushed ice
Method:
Mix the ice cream, lemon juice and Limca, and blend for 1 minute in a liquidiser.
*Top with crushed ice and serve.
7. Peach Cooler
Fluffy, cold and rich.
Preparation time: a few minutes
No cooking
Makes 1 large glass
Ingredients:
2 scoops vanilla ice- cream
2 peaches canned, halved
1 bottle lemonade
To serve:
crushed ice
A few drops of lemon juice
Method:
Blend the lemon juice, peaches and lemonade in a liquidiser.
*Serve topped with the vanilla ice-cream and crushed ice.
8. Orange and Carrot Drink
A healthy drink for the calorie counters.
Preparation time: a few minutes
No cooking
Makes 1 large glass
Ingredients:
2 pinches salt
A few drops of lemon juice
2 pills saccharine or 3 drops saccharine
2 tomatoes
1 orange
1 carrot
To serve:
Crushed ice
Method:
- Cut the carrots and tomatoes into big pieces.
- Add 1 ½ teacup of water to the orange segments.
- Blend with the remaining ingredients in a liquidiser and strain.
*Serve immediately with lots of crushed ice.
