Grapefruit Drink

1 Bottle of Fresca or Squirt (Squirt is sweeter, Fresca is more tart)
1 can of frozen, condensed white grape juice
1 grapefruit, sliced

Mix together grape juice and pop, add grapefruit slices for decoration. Serve with ice.

Mint Grape Beverage

Ingredients

o 1 cup granulated sugar
o 1 1/2 cups water
o 1 cup fresh mint leaves, bruised
o 1 cup lemon juice
o 2 cups grape juice
o 1 (12 ounce) bottles ginger ale

Directions

1. Combine water and sugar and heat until sugar has dissolved, stirring, about 5 minutes.
2. Let cool slightly, and then pour over mint leaves.
3. Add lemon juice, cover and steep for 1 hour.
4. Strain, discarding solids, then add grape juice.
5. Chill well.
6. Just before serving, add chilled ginger ale to mint mixture.
7. Garnish with additional mint leaves and lemon slices (if desired) and serve over ice.

Refreshing Lime Drink

1 can frozen Limeade concentrate
1 bottle Sprite Zero
1 bottle Fresca

Put the frozen Limeade in a gallon size pitcher; add Sprite and Fresca until pitcher is full. Mix together and enjoy.

7-Up Apple Juice Drink

32 oz bottle of 7-up type pop (I used Diet Twist-up - cheap Walmart brand)

1 can apple juice concentrate

Can also use ginger ale or white grape juice concentrate.

Juice concentrate should be slushy, and it's also good if you put the pop in the freezer to get it a bit slushy as well.

Blackberry Italian Cream Soda

**Kristen's from March**

Blackberry Syrup:

* 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
* 1 cup water
* 2 cups frozen or fresh blackberries


1. Combine sugar, water, and blackberries in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
2. When mixture boils, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove the pan from heat and let mixture steep for 15 minutes.
3. Strain blackberry syrup through a fine mesh strainer into a clean container. Refrigerate until cold, and store covered in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

Italian Soda:

* 8 fluid ounces carbonated water
* 1.5 fluid ounces flavored syrup
* 1 fluid ounce half-and-half cream


1. Fill a tall glass half full with ice. Fill to 2/3 with carbonated water. Pour in flavored syrup, then float the half-and-half cream on top. Stir when ready to drink.

Holiday Punch

**Maria's from last December**

2 cans frozen juice concentrate thawed
1 2 liter bottle sprite
1 2 liter bottle of sprite zero
1/2 bag crushed ice
pretty fruit to float in drink


Maria Used:
1 can cran apple juice
1 can cran raspberry juice
cranberries
cut limes