Brandy Slush
Heat 7 cups water and
2 cups sugar
until sugar is dissolved.
Heat 2 cups water and
4 tea
bags to boiling point
Squeeze bags good.
Mix all
together
add 1 12 oz frozen lemonade
1 12 oz frozen
orange juice
2 cups brandy
Freeze.
Fill glass 2/3
full and add 7-up
Marty Setterlund 1392 Leisure World Rover's
Recipes
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Kahlúa
serves 32
3 Cups Sugar, 2 ¾ Cups
water
4 Tbsp. instant coffee, 4 tsp. vanilla
1 qt.
vodka, (cheapest)
Simmer first 3 ingredients 1
hour and cool.
Add vanilla and vodka.
Mix and bottle.
Christmas gift for years
from Bev & Doyle Moxley
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Jul Eggnog
ABC Bergstrom Cookbook 1976 By An
Beat 3 eggs
Add gradually: 6 Tbsp. sugar
few grains salt
2 Tbsp. vanilla
Stir in: 2¼ cup evaporated milk
Add: Bit of regular milk to taste
Add: ½ Cup or more of brandy, rum or whisky. "I use
rum", says An.
You may want to cut down on vanilla,
depending on type of liquor used. Place in a sealed
container. Let it ripen for 24 hours. Serve sprinkled
with nutmeg.
**
Caution: When using raw eggs, immerse shells in boiling
water for 30 seconds prior to use.
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Glogg
Hot Holiday Drink from
Sweden
Ruth Bergstrom from A
Bergstrom Cookbook 1976
Cook slowly ½ Cup each
sugar and water.
Add: 1 qt. white wine
20 cardamom seeds
2 sticks cinnamon
½ Cup raisins
¼ Cup almonds
Bring to boil slowly.
Simmer 10 minutes. Add one pint brandy.
Be sure to serve warm.
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Dry
Cocoa Mix
Serves 36
8 qt. dry milk
7 oz dry creamer
16 oz instant chocolate mix
1/2 C powdered sugar
Sift together & store in
airtight container.
To serve add 1 C hot water
to 1/3 Cup Mix.
Great for Camping. Nice Gift
idea!
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Frozen
Coffee
1 serving
Blend ¼ cup prepared coffee drink
1 Tbsp. sugar, stir in cream or Tbsp. ice cream
1/16 tsp. ground cloves
1 small jigger rum
1 cup crushed ice
Blend thoroughly and serve in tall glasses.
Refreshing summer drink.
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Beet
Green Vegetable Juice
½
Cup carrot juice (1 carrot)
1 Tbsp. beet green juice
¼ Cup beet juice (1 small beet)
½ Cup apple juice (2 apples)
1½ Cups ice
Combine
and serve cold in tall glass.
Makes
2 1/4 Cups.
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Cucumber Lemon Juice
1 Cup cucumber juice (app. 2
cukes)
¼ Cup yellow squash juice (1 squash)
½ Cup apple juice (2 apples)
2 Tbsp. green zucchini juice (½ squash 2 Tbsp. green bell
pepper (¼ pepper)
1 tsp. pure lemon extract
1 cup ice
Combine all juices and serve
cold not iced in tall glass.
Makes 3 cups.
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Hot
Cranberry Juice
Cranberry
Juice
1 thinly sliced lemon
Cloves
Cinnamon Sticks
Honey
Nutmeg
Heat,
but do not boil, all ingredients except for honey and cinnamon
sticks. Serve with a cinnamon stick and honey to taste.
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Hot Rum Crock pot
Punch
2 quarts
apple cider
2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup orange juice
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup cranberry juice
3 cinnamon stick
1 tablespoon whole cloves
1/4 cup sugar
Place
the above in crock pot and heat well. Serve with 1 jigger of rum added
when serving. Can leave on all day. Can refrigerate leftovers for
another day.
This recipe for Hot
Rum Punch serves/makes 3 quarts |
Hot
Buttered Rum
serves/makes
15
1 cup firmly
packed brown sugar
[recipe calls for 2 cups I use only 1]
1/2 cup butter
1 pinch salt
3 sticks cinnamon
6 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups rum
heavy cream - whipped
ground nutmeg - for topping
Put all
ingredients, except rum and cream, and nutmeg into crock pot. Add 2
quarts hot water. Stir well. Cover pot and cook
on LOW for 5 hours. Add rum; stir to blend. Serve from pot in warm mugs
with a scoop of whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg.
This recipe for Hot Buttered Rum in
crock pot.
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Minty
Freeze
1
cucumber
Juice of 1 lime
Juice of 1 grapefruit
1 avocado
1 cup raw spinach
1/2 can coconut milk
1 scoop SuperGreens powder
1 scoop SuperSoy Sprouts powder
8-10 drops Prime ph
2-4 sprigs fresh mint leaves or 1/2
tsp. mint flavoring
14
ice cubes
I added radish leaves and left out coconut
milk. Use your imagination. |
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Anytime
Juice
1
bunch of kale
1 bunch of celery
1 lemon
1 handful of spinach leaves
1 avocado
1 scoop SuperGreens Powder
1 chili Pepper
Put kale,
celery, lemon through a juicer. In blender, combine resulting
juice with remaining ingredients. Blend and enjoy!
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Shaka
Veggies
1
cup shredded cabbage
3 cups fresh spinach
1 English cucumber
1 large avocado
2 limes, peeled
1 scoop SuperGreens Powder
1 scoop Super Soy Sprout Powder
1 tray ice cubes
water to drinkable consistency
(usually about 12-16 oz.)
this makes about 60 oz.-serves 3-4
Place
cabbage, spinach, cucumber chunks in Vita Mix. Cut avocado in
half, remove pit, scoop avocado into Vita Mix, add SuperGreens, Super Soy
Sprouts, lime quarters or lime juice, ice cubes and 1 cup water.
Mix adding water as needed to creamy, "drink ability"!
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Mango Shake
Serves: 4 (Serving size: 3/4 cup)
From The National Institutes of Health
This shake is so easy to make!
2 cups 1% milk or Rice Milk
4 tablespoons frozen mango juice (or 1 fresh pitted mango)
1 small banana
2 ice cubes
Put all ingredients into a blender. Blend until foamy.
Serve immediately.
Variations: Instead of mango juice, try orange juice, papaya, or
strawberries.
Per serving: Calories: 106; Total fat: 2 g; Saturated
fat: 1 g; Cholesterol: 5 mg; Sodium: 63 mg; Calcium: 157 mg; Iron: Less
than 1 mg
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Cranberry Punch
Cranberry, pineapple, and orange juice are combined to make this
refreshing punch.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Chilling time: 45 minutes
Serves: 12
2 cups cranberry juice
2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 cup orange juice
1 cup triple sec (optional)
1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 lime, thinly sliced
4 cups ginger ale, chilled*
Ice cubes
1. In a large glass container, combine cranberry
juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, triple sec, strawberries, and lime
slices. Chill thoroughly.
2. Just before serving, slowly stir in ginger ale and add ice cubes.
*For a less sweet punch, substitute seltzer or club soda for ginger
ale.
Per serving: Calories 96, saturated fat 0 g,
total fat 0 g, protein 0 g, carbohydrate 24 g, fiber 1 g, sodium 8 mg,
cholesterol 0 mg.
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Orange Eggnog Punch
Serves: 8 (7-ounce servings)
From Like Grandma Used to Make
Prep time: 5 minutes
1 quart reduced-fat dairy eggnog or 1 can (1 quart) eggnog
1 can (12 ounces) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 can (12 ounces) ginger ale, chilled
1. In a pitcher, stir eggnog and orange juice concentrate until well
mixed.
2. Pour in ginger ale and stir gently.
Per serving: Calories 177, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated
Fat 2 g, Protein 7 g, Carbohydrates 28 g, Fiber 0 g, Sodium 82 mg,
Cholesterol 97 mg
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Angel
Frost
Serves
4-6
This
rich berry beverage can double as dessert.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
1 can (6 ounces) frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
(I have used 1 cup lemon juice or pink grapefruit)
1 cup milk or Almond, soy, or rice milk
1 cup frozen mashed strawberries, partially thawed
2 cups vanilla ice cream
Fresh strawberries for garnish if available
In blender, place first
four ingredients in the order given; blend until smooth.
Pour into glasses. Garnish
with fresh strawberries if desired.
"I've served this refreshing beverage for
holiday breakfasts and brunches for 20 years," says field editor of
Taste
of Home Susan O. of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
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Classic Cider
Serves: 10
Make a batch of this spiced drink to warm
up chilly carolers.
Cooking time: 35 minutes
10 cups apple cider
20 whole cloves
20 black peppercorns
Twelve 3" x 1/2" strips orange zest (orange part only)
2 cinnamon sticks, cracked
2 vanilla beans, split
In a large saucepan over moderate heat, bring all ingredients to a
boil. Remove from heat, and set aside to steep for 30 minutes.
Strain mixture. Just before serving, reheat until mixture begins to
steam. Ladle into mugs, wait 3 to 5 minutes, then serve.
Per serving: Calories 177, saturated fat 0 g, total
fat 0 g, protein 0 g, carbohydrate 44 g, fiber 0 g, sodium 12 mg,
cholesterol 0 mg
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Homemade
Coconut Milk
Makes about 1 cup
1.
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1 1/2 cups water
2.
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7/8 cup dry unsweetened finely grated coconut
3. In a medium-size kettle,
heat the water, but do not bring it to a boil.
4. Place the coconut in a
blender and add 1 cup of the hot water.
5. Blend for 2-3 minutes.
6. Place a colander in a bowl
and line the colander with 4 thickness of cheesecloth.
7. Pour the blended coconut
mixture into the cheesecloth and twist to extract the milk, letting the
milk go into the bowl.
8. Return the coconut pulp to
the blender and add the remaining 1/2-cup of hot water. Blend for 1-2
minutes, strain and press through the cheesecloth into the bowl.
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