Drinks

Amie's Margarita Recipe

Pitcher margaritas built on frozen limeade, lemon-lime soda, tequila and a bottle of Corona.

“I prefer diet 7-Up or Sprite, not so sweet, and I usually just fill the limeade can twice from a 2-liter bottle instead of using canned soda.”

Another Recipe for Cocoa Mix

Large-batch dry cocoa mix of powdered milk, instant chocolate and powdered creamer, stirred into equal parts boiling water.

Bloody Mary Mix

Twenty pounds of tomatoes blended with peppers, carrots and spinach, simmered two hours, seasoned hard, and pressure-canned.

Cafe Vienna Mix

Instant coffee, dry milk, powdered creamer, sugar and cinnamon stirred together as a keep-on-hand hot drink mix.

Cocoa Mix

Dry milk, cocoa and sugar stirred together and kept on hand; a quarter cup plus hot water makes a cup of cocoa.

French Vanilla Cafe

Instant coffee ground to a powder and stirred together with sugar and two creamers; two tablespoons makes a cup.

Frosty Fruit

Orange juice concentrate, lemonade mix and canned fruit frozen in plastic glasses and served slushy.

Frozen Punch Slush

Jell-O and a sugar syrup mixed with lemonade and pineapple juice and frozen, then cut with 7-Up as it is served.

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Milk microwaved with chopped sweet chocolate, instant coffee and cinnamon, then topped with whipped cream.

Mocha Coffee

Dry mix of instant coffee, Nestle's Quik, powdered milk and powdered cream to keep on the shelf for hot mugs.

Mocha Punch

Sweetened coffee and chocolate base chilled overnight, then scooped full of vanilla and chocolate ice cream in a punch bowl.

“I did not use the whipped cream or chocolate curls.”

Orange Julius

Frozen orange juice concentrate, dry milk and ice blended thirty seconds into a frothy drink that fills three glasses.

Raspberry Crush Punch

Raspberry Kool-Aid and frozen lemonade concentrate with whole frozen berries, topped with 7-Up just before serving.