Fun Summer Alcoholic Drink Recipes

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Summer Fun Drinks!?

I am 5 months pregnant and missing my ocassional vodka spritzer. Does anyone have any good mixed (non-alcoholic) drink recipes.

Here’s a few:

KENTUCKY DERBY
4 Mint sprigs — up to 5 sprigs
1 1/2 cups Sugar
2 cups Cold water
3/4 cup Lemon juice — fresh if possible
1 1/2 quarts Ginger ale

Rinse the mint and discard stems. Place the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a medium-sized bowl, mix, and stir in the mint leaves. Allow to stand for 30 minutes. Fill a large pitcher with ice cubes and strain the liquid over the ice. Add the ginger ale and lemon slices, and serve.

FRUIT JUICE COOLER
2 6 1/2 oz Bottled Water
1 12 oz.Can-Peach Nectar
1/2 cup Orange Juice
1/4 cup Grapefruit Juice
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher ;mix well. Pour over Ice Cubes in Tall Serving Glasses. Serve right away.

EXOTIC BIRD
2 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. orange juice, preferable fresh-squeezed
juice of 1/2 lime
1 packet Equal
Soda

Add all ingredients except the soda to a cocktail shaker full of ice. Shake well. Pour into a highball glass. Add a splash of soda. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

DESIGNATED DRIVER
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Grapefruit Juice
2 oz. Orange Juice

Combine all juces in a tall glass filled with ice, stir well…

PUNCHLESS PINA COLADA
1 oz. Cream de Coconut
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 cup Ice
1 tsp. Lime Juice

Combine ingredients in blender. Pour into collins glass. Garnish with slice of pineapple and cherry.

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