Lively brews for non-drinking guests

Press, 7 December 1981, Page 14

Lively brews for non-drinking guests

COOKING with

Celia Timms

Recipes for interesting tasting and attractive looking non-alcoholic drinks are often needed for a patioparty, or barbecues. I hope these recipes will be of help to those who. might be wanting suggestions for this type of cold drink. Cider cup This is one of the “less sweet" tangy flavoured types of drinks that can be more thirst quenching than the sweeter drinks. It must be well chilled.. You need: */2 cup fresh mint leaves 2 x 750 ml bottles cider 2250 ml bottles dry ginger ale 1 xBsoml can pineapple juice Method: Crush the mint leaves well and put them in a large jug or container. Pour on the cider and the pineapple juice: cover and refrigerate forseveral hours. Just before serving add the well chilled ginger ale. Rhubarb cordial This, as the name implies, is a cordial which is made up and bottled. Serve it diluted with soda water or for those who prefer it. lemonade. It will keep in a refrigerator for at least a week. You need:

8 cups chopped rhubarb 1 large lemon 2 cups sugar 3 cups water Method: Put rhubarb, sugar, finely grated rind of lemon and the juice of the lemon in saucepan. Add water and stir over low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to the boil; cover pan and simmer very gently for 15 minute?. Leave to cool then strain and bottle. Patio party punch An attractive drink of the type with floating sliced fruit. If mint or borage is readily available, a stalk can be added to each glass when serving. You need: Wafer-thin slices of unpeeled apple; orange and cucumber (without seeds) l‘i cups cold extra-strength black tea

lineups fresh orange juice 2'i> cups orange-passionfruit or pineapple juice 1 cup sugar 5 cups water Ginger ale of lemonade Ice cubes Method: Put waler and sugar into saucepan and heat over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Add cold tea and fruit juices mixing well. Stir in the orange, apple and cucumber slices after removing from heat. Chill for several hours covered. When serving put 2 ice cubes in each glass, half fill with the punch mixture and top up with chilled dry ginger ale or lemonade.