Raspberry Lemonade
Servings: 1 ½ quartsTime: prep:10 minutes
Hardware: Cutting board and knives, pot, measuring cup, a blender, a strainer/ sieve, a wooden spoon, a 2 quart pitcher, glasses
Ingredients:
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup sugar, maybe more
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (6-8 lemons), maybe more
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 cup lemon flavored vodka
- ½ cup raspberry liqueur
- Ice
- Colored sugar, lemon wedges, and raspberries for garnish
- Dissolve the sugar in boiling water. Allow to cool.
- Rinse the raspberries and liquefy them in the blender. With the spoon, force the raspberries through the sieve into the pitcher. Discard the seeds.
- Mix the syrup, the lemon juice, the vodka, and the liqueur together in the pitcher with the raspberries.
- Add more sugar or more lemon juice, depending upon your taste.
- To serve, wet the glasses' rims in water and then in colored sugar. Drop a few berries into the lemonade and place a lemon wedge on each glass. Serve over ice.
Sangria
Servings: 1 ½ quartsTime: prep: 10 minutes, chill: overnight
Hardware: Cutting board and knives, measuring cup, a blender, a strainer/ sieve, a wooden spoon, a 2 quart pitcher
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 lemon
- 1 orange
- 1 lime
- 2 peaches
- 1 bottle of red wine
- ¼ cup sugar
- ⅛ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup brandy
- sparkling water (optional)
- Fruit for garnish
- Rinse the raspberries and liquefy them in the blender. With the spoon, force the raspberries through the sieve into the pitcher. Discard the seeds.
- Squeeze the citrus fruit into the pitcher. Slice the citrus fruit, remove the seeds, and slice the peaches. Add the sliced fruit to the pitcher.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients except the water. Chill overnight.
- Remove the fruit. Garnish with fresh slices of citris fruit. Add a splash of cold sparkling water if desired.
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