Russian Tea Mix

2 cups powder orange drink mix

1-3 oz package pre-sweetened lemonade

1¹/₃ cup sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

¹/₂ tsp ground cloves

Mix all ingredients (makes 3¹/₂ cups) and store in an air-tight container.

To make one serving, mix 2-3 tsp in hot water.

Hot Chocolate Mix

1-25.6 oz or 10 2/3 cup dry milk

6 oz jar coffee creamer

2 cups powder sugar

16 oz can instant chocolate drink (NesQuick)

Mix all ingredients (makes approximately 12 cups) and store in an air-tight container.

To make 1 serving, mix 3 Tb with 1 cup hot water.

Almond Punch

12 oz OJ Frozen Concentrate

12 oz Lemonade Frozen Concentrate

1 1/2 C. Sugar

10 C. Water

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 tsp Almond Extract

2 Trays Ice

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Purple Cow

1-6 oz can frozen grape juice

1 qt milk

2 cups vanilla ice cream

Combine all ingredients and mix well.  Serves 4.

Rainbow Milk

1 cup milk

¹/₄ cup sherbet

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Serves 1.

Coconut Banana Treat

1 qt milk

¹/₄ cup chocolate syrup

¹/₄ cup peanut butter

2 bananas, mashed

1 tsp. Vanilla

Combine all ingredients and mix well.  Serves 4.

Woodsman’s Special

1 qt milk

¹/₂ cup maple syrup

¹/₄ tsp cinnamon

¹/₈ tsp ground cloves

Combine all ingredients and mix well.  Serves 4.

Monkey Juice

1 qt milk

1 banana, mashed

1 tsp vanilla

1 Tb sugar

Combine all ingredients and mix well.  Serves 4.

Banana Slush

3 cups sugar

6 cups water

1 large can frozen juice concentrate

6 tsp lemon juice

6 mashed bananas

1-46 oz can pineapple juice

Combine sugar and water.  Bring to a boil and cool.  Add juices and bananas and freeze until slushy.  Add 1 qt lemon-lime soda and serve.

Green Smoothie

1 bunch green leafy vegetable of choice (such as green leaf lettuce, spinach, chard, kale, collards)
1 – 2 cups water
1-2 cups frozen berries
Fruit to taste such as pears, peaches, apples, oranges
1-2 Bananas or 1 avocado to make it creamy
ginger, lemon, parsley or, stevia to taste

Put greens in blender add water.  Puree until smooth.  Add remaining ingredients and additional water if necessary.  Blend until smooth. Drink immediately.

Orange Julius

1-6 oz can frozen orange juice concentrate

¹/₂ cup sugar

1 cup milk

1 cup water

One tray of ice cube

Mix all ingredients in a blender.

Spiced Cider

2¹/₂ cups sugar

4 cups water

10 whole cloves

2 sticks cinnamon

1-6 oz can of frozen lemonade

1-6 oz can frozen orange juice

1 gallon apple cider

Make simple syrup of sugar and water.  Bring to a boil and add cloves and cinnamon.  Simmer for 1 hour covered.  Add lemonade and orange juice as instructed on cans.

Champagne Punch

1 quart lemon lime soda

1 quart ginger ale

1 quart white grape Juice

Combine all ingredients and serve cold.

Raspberry-Mint Lemonade

1-6  oz can of frozen lemonade concentrate

1-10 oz package of raspberries

¹/₂ cup loosely packed fresh mint

¹/₄ cup sugar

Combine sugar, mint leaves, and 1 cup water in a saucepan.  Bring to boil, let stand 5 minutes.  Remove mint leaves.  Add mint-flavored water to reconstituted lemonade.  Add raspberries.  Makes 8 servings.

Homemade Root Beer

1-2 oz bottle of root beer extract

4 gallons water

5 lbs sugar

5 lbs dry ice

Mix water, sugar and extract together in a large container.  Break dry ice into pieces and add a few at a time.  Stir the root beer often.

Purple Berry Punch

3 cups fresh blueberries
2 cups sugar
2 (10 oz.) packages frozen strawberries, thawed
2 quarts ginger ale, chilled
1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade, slightly thawed

In a saucepan, stir and simmer blueberries and sugar for about 5 minutes. Add strawberries and cook for 5 more minutes. Strain and chill. Add ginger ale and lemonade. Serve with crushed ice.