Beverages & Brews















Beverages are often a greatly missed opportunity for creativeness. People often take what they consider to be the easy way out by purchasing dozens of cans of soda, dunking them in a cooler of ice, and calling it good. This for the most part is fine, but making your own yummy drinks can be fun (especially for kids), and is often both cheaper and healthier

Apple Tea
6 Chamomile tea bags
1/2 gallon boiling water
Ice cubes
1 quart apple juice

Brew tea bags in boiling water for up to 15 minutes. Fill a one gallon pitcher 1/2 of the way to the top with ice cubes. Pour the boiling water over the ice cubes. Stir in the apple juice, and chill before serving.

Tea'd Soda
2 liter bottle Sprite, 7 Up, or Ginger Ale
5 tea bags

Pour out 1/2 cup soda from bottle. Add tea bags to bottle. Replace cap and refigerate for 30 minutes.

Grape Juice Punch
1 quart chilled grape juice
1 6oz can frozen lemonade concentrate
2-4 cups cold water
1 quart chilled gingerale

Stir ingredients together & serve chilled.

Flavored Tea Mix
1 cup instant unsweetened tea mix
3 oz flavored gelatin
2 cups sugar

Combine ingredients together well. Store in an airtight container. Stir 2 Tbls mix into mug of one cup boiling water.

Hot Malted Cocoa
25 oz pkg powdered milk
16 oz jar powdered non-dairy creamer
16 oz jar hot cocoa mix
13 oz jar malted milk powder
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbls vanilla powder
2 cups miniature marshmallows

Combine ingredients together well with a whisk.  Store in an airtight container. Stir 3 Tbls mix into mug of one cup boiling water.

Instant Citrus Spice Tea
2/3 cup unsweetened instant tea powder
1 cup powdered orange drink
1/4 cup instant lemonade powder
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbls cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves

Combine ingredients together well .  Store in an airtight container. Stir 2 Tbls mix into mug of one cup boiling water.

Rhubarb Punch

1 quart rhubarb, cut into 1 inch pieces (about 2 dozen stalks)
1 quart water
3 cups sugar
2 cups water
6 large lemons, juice of
1 cup pineapple juice
1 quart ginger ale

Cut rhubarb into 1" pieces. Place in a saucepan and barely cover with water. Cook for 10-12 minutes until soft. Drain through sieve w/cheesecloth. There should be 3 quarts of juice.  Dissolve sugar in 2 cups water and cook 10+ minutes until a syrup is made. Combine lemon, pineapple and rhubarb juices to syrup. Combine punch and ginger ale. Serve chilled.