Cool Drinks for a Hot Day!

Cool Drinks for a Hot Day!

A lot of times I like to have the bartenders that work with me at different functions make me a good nutritional refreshing fruit-drink cocktail, minus the alcohol. I like to keep my self hydrated when working outside and especially like fresh made blender drinks. It adds the good things like fibre, iron and potassium.

Here are two of my favourite’s. Adding Vodka or Rum make a nice summer cocktail to just sit back with and enjoy the hot summer by the pool or down at the beach.
Cantaloupe Agua Fresca

1 (approx. 4 lb.) cantaloupe, seeded, cut into 1 in cubes about 8 cups

 1 1/2 cups water

 1 tbs. fresh lime juice

 1 tbs. sugar ( raw turbinado)

 1 quart chilled club soda or seltzer

 Puree cantaloupe in batches with water in a blender. Transfer to a colander lined with a kitchen towel (not a terry cloth) or fine cheesecloth set over a deep bowl and let drain for 1 hours.

Gather ends of towel and very gently squeeze any remaining juice from melon, then discard solids.

Stir in lime juice, sugar and 1/4 tsp. mineral salt and chill for 1 hour.

Divide among  8 glasses and top off with club soda.

Note: Can be made ahead and chill BUT ONLY ADD SODA just before serving.

 Watermelon-Ginger Fresca Elixir

 1 watermelon ( 8 -10 lb.) seeded,

divided 3 cups cold water,

divided 1/3 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup (or more) cane or turbinado sugar

1 1/2 tbs. fresh ginger juice (from one 3 oz. piece of ginger)

Ice Cubes & Lime Wedges

To Make Ginger Juice: peel a piece of ginger and grate it over a plate.

Wrap in cheesecloth, twist at both ends to squeeze out the juice. Or put the grated ginger in a fine mesh sieve and press to release the juices.

Place 2 1/2 cups watermelon and 3/4 cup of cold water in blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into a large pitcher.

Repeat 3 more times with remaining watermelons and cold water. Add lime juice, 1/4 cup sugar, ginger juice to pitcher and stir to blend. Add more sugar by tablespoonful’s, if desired.

Refrigerate until well chilled at least 3 hours.

Can be made 8 hours ahead. Keep chilled Stir before serving.

Fill glasses with ice cubes, pour Fresca Elixir over and garnish with watermelon and lime wedges and serve al fresco.
The surprising benefits of lemon!

Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy. Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits. You can now help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific effects of chemotherapy. How many people will die while this closely guarded secret is kept, so as not to jeopardize the beneficial multimillionaires large corporations? As you know, the lemon tree is known for its varieties of lemons and limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc… It is credited with many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and tumors. This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is considered also as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms, it regulates blood pressure which is too high and an antidepressant,combats stress and nervous disorders. The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970, the extracts revealed that: It destroys the malignant cells in 12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas …The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells. And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it does not affect healthy cells.

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