Found on Our Best bites.... SO GOOD!!!!

Brazilian Lemonade

4 juicy limes
1 c. sugar
6 c. cold water
6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk

Mix cold water and sugar very well and chill until ready to use. This step can be done ahead of time.

Wash limes thoroughly with soap, (you need the soap to get the wax and pesticides off of the limes because you’re using the WHOLE lime) Cut the ends off the limes and then cut each lime into 8ths.

Place 1/2 of the limes in your blender.

Add 1/2 of the sugar water, place the lid on your blender, and blend well. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher (the one you’ll serve the lemonade in) and pour the blended mixture through the strainer and into the pitcher. Use a spoon to press the rest of the liquid into the pitcher. Dump the pulp and stuff in the strainer into the trash. Repeat with remaining limes and sugar water. Add sweetened condensed milk.  Serve immediately over lots of ice. This does not keep well, so don’t make this in advance.

Homemade Lemonade.

You can find citric acid online or in health food stores. This lemonade really is worth the effort it takes in getting the citric acid. My 9 year old makes this all of the time now.

1 1/2 t. citric acid
8 c. water
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 t. lemon extract
1 lemon (1/2 juiced, 1/2 sliced)

Mix all ingredients except lemons together. Squeeze juice from one lemon and add juice. (Best if made and chilled a day before or a few hours before serving.)

Cranberry Raspberry Punch

1 package (16 oz.) frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
1 can (12 oz.) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 can (12 oz.) frozen cranberry raspberry concentrate, thawed
2 liters ginger ale, chilled
2 liters club soda, chilled
1 quart raspberry sherbet

Blend strawberries, lemonade concentrate and cranberry raspberry concentrate.
Put in punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale and club soda. Top with scoops of sherbet.

Katy Sampson's recipe

Christmas Wassail

1 gallon apple juice
1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 cup sugar

Combine in a spice bag:
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. whole allspice
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 cinnamon stick

Combine all ingredients in crock pot and let it heat up on HIGH or heat on the stove and simmer for at least 30 minutes.

Triple Delicious Hot Chocolate

This was way yummy tonight and perfect for a cold day!

Triple Delicious Hot Chocolate

1/3 c sugar
1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 t salt
3 cups milk, divided
3/4 t vanilla extract
1 c heavy cream
1 square (1 oz.) bittersweet chocolate
1 square (1 oz.) white chocolate
optional
whip cream, mini marshmallows, mini chocolate chips

1. Combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt and 1/2 c milk in medium bowl. Beat until smooth. Pour into crock pot. Add remaining amount 2 1/2 cups milk and vanilla. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours.

2. Add cream. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 15 minutes.. stir in the bittersweet and the white chocolate until melted. Pour into cups and top with desired topping.

Best Ever Hot Chocolate

1/2 c. instant nonfat dry milk
3/4 c. chocolate chips (it calls for semisweet but I like milk chocolate)
1 Tbls. sugar
1/2 tsp. cornstarch
To make hot chocolate, combine all the ingredients with
3 c. milk
3/4 c. water
Over med.-hi. bring to a boil stirring constantly. reduce heat to low; cook whisking occasionally. until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. Top each serving with whipped topping. Makes 4 cups.

I also added cinnamon (to taste), but mint sounded good too.

Drinks Galore...

Kind of a random post since it is getting cold and these all remind me of summer. But hey, if you are having a gloomy winter day, these may just be the cure :)

Hawaiian Lemonade

1 can (6 oz.) frozen lemonade
1 can (46 oz.) apricot nectar
1 can (46 oz) pineapple juice
2 ½ cups water
1 qt. Ginger Ale or Lemon-lime soda

Mix lemonade, apricot nectar, pineapple juice and water in a large punch bowl. Add soda and ice.

Summer Punch

3 pkgs Strawberry Kool-aid
1 pkg Raspberry Kool-aid
4 C sugar
1 lg can Pineapple juice
12 oz lemonade
12 oz orange juice
2 qts water
7-up to taste

Freeze overnight. Thaw 1 hour before serving. Add 7-up

Frozen Fruit Slush

3/4 C Lemon Juice from concentrate ( buy it by the frozen juice's)
4 C warm water
4 C sugar
4 C cold water
Mix to dissolve sugar then add cold water
Freeze

An hour in a half before serving get from the freezer and brake it to make a slush.
Add...
2 C crushed pineapple
6 C frozen Raspberries
2 C Frozen Blueberries

Pineapple Sunrise Smooties

1 can (14 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits
1 small ripe banana, sliced
3/4 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
2 tablespoons sugar
2 ice cubes

Drain pineapple, reserving juice and 1 cup pineapple (refrigerate remaining pineapple for another use). In a blender, combine the pineapple juice, pineapple, banana, raspberries, sugar and ice; cover and process until smooth. Stir if necessary. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately

Yummy Berry Smoothie

2 cups cranberry juice
4 cups frozen strawberries
2 cups frozen raspberries
2 (6 oz) containers of blackberry yogurt

Blend together and enjoy.