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Cold drinks for hot days
Posted by timethief • 7/27/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: cold-beverages, iced-mocha, summertime- slush -tea, thai-iced- tea
- We are experiencing a prolonged heatwave on the west coast in an area where air conditioners are rarely seen outside of commercial establishments. It hasn't been this hot for as long a period of time since 1880.
We are on extreme forest fire hazard alert under a title industrial shutdown. We are conserving water and praying that all tourists obey the "no open fires" warnings and signage.
While we swear and fret, my friends and I have been exchanging some cold drink recipes that we are drinking to beat the heat, and I thought that B.C. members might have some to share as well.
I'll start things of with these three favorites:
Iced Mocha
Ingredients (Serves 6)
* 6 cups strong brewed coffee, chilled
* 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 2 cups half and half cream
Instructions
(1) Blend all of the ingredients in the blender in two batches until frothy.
(2) Pour over ice and serve immediately.
Thai Iced Tea
Ingredients (serves 4 - tall glasses)
* 6 cups water
* 8 tea bags, black
* 1 cup evaporated milk
* 4 tbs sugar
* 4 tsp cinnamon
* 4 tsp cardamom
* Ice, crushed
Instructions
(1) Boil the water and steep tea bags with cardamom for 5 minutes.
(2) Strain out teabags and let cool.
(3) Put ice into 4 glasses, and add tea, leaving about a quarter of the glass empty.
(4) To each glass add, 1 tbs sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 cup of milk and stir briskly.
(5) Serve.
Summertime Slush Tea
Ingredients (Serves 12)
* 6 cups strong Darjeeling tea
* 1 can frozen lemonade
* 4 cans water
* 2 1/2 cups pineapple juice
* 1/2 cup sugar (while tea is hot)
* mint leaves
Instructions
(1) Mix together.
(2) Freeze.
(3) Serve as a slush garnished with mint leaves.
Please post your favorite cold drink recipes for sipping on hot summer days in the comment boxes below.
User Comments
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Iced Water:
1 - 1 1/2 cups of water
4-5 cubes of ice
Directions: In a glass, add the ice cubes and water. Stir for 15 seconds.-
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- WTH? Why not go all out and add a slice of lemon or lime?
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The advantages of iced water are manifold and easily overlooked:
scienceblogs.com/builtonfacts/2009/06/miracle_diet_through_physics.php -
I have never understood the lemon or lime in ice water. My wife does it ALWAYS. It makes me gag. -
Yeah, I always take the lemon/lime off of the glass when it's served to me in that fashion. Although, I am a big fan of the miniature umbrella. It's a great way to shade your drink and keep it cool.
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Here in SA they will ask you if you want ice with your water or soft drink, but not lemon...so the drink shows up with a slice of lemon floating in it! (which I detest in my water or Coke)
I have learned to order my drinks "Coke Zero with ice, no lemon" which, last night, ended with the waiter asking if I wanted it in a can or "poured" and when I said "can" he then asked me which size can did I want!!
Arggh! Just bring me a cold, unadulterated can of Coke and be done with it!
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Fill a third of the juice jug with orange juice, another third with cranberry juice, top the jug up with sparkling white wine.
Serve over crushed ice with a slice of orange.
Kind of like a sangria I guess, but a little bit different-
@Sam
I like it! I'm into cranberry juice. Thanks.
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I love Thai iced tea and Thai iced coffee. I am going to have to try the slush tea. It looks amazing and it's precisely the type of summer drink I like.
If you want an alcoholic cocktail, I like Stoli blueberry vodka with lemonade. Though lately, I am loving Mojitos.-
If you like slush then here's recipe for one we usually drink every day.
- Blackberry or Raspberry Slush
Ingredients (serves 24 cups)
* 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen blackberries or raspberries in syrup, slightly thawed
* 12-ounce can frozen lemonade, thawed
* 3 cups cranberry juice
* 1 liter bottle club soda, chilled
Instructions
(1) In a blender, combine blackberries or raspberries and lemonade concentrate and blend until smooth.
(2) In large freezer container, thoroughly mix the blackberry or raspberry puree with cranberry juice. Freeze for 3-4 hours or until slush consistency, stirring occasionally.
(3) Pour slush into a 4 quart nonmetal pitcher. Add club soda, stir gently to blend, pour and serve. -
Yum! These are all ingredients I usually have on hand too. Excellent.
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Coffee (or any other HOT drink) is the best solution to quench your thirst on a hot summer day .. that is .. chased by Cranberry Vodka and Orange Juice drinks on ice, and then jumping into a pool or lake.-
@petlvr
- I can drink cranberry juice and I can sit in the ocean or a bathtub but I can't drink the vodka, so the good news is that there will be plenty for you if you visit the coast.
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Watermelon Juice
Grand Marnier
Ginger Ale...Sprite works too!
I used to make it in a punch bowl, otherwise I would give you easy measurements to work with.-
- Watermelon juice! Thanks for the great idea.
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Sexy! Garden Watermelons, you will have a new life.
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Although it is always humid and hot in the tropics, it is nothing compared to the heatwave you are experiencing. When I have to be in the summer heat during my travels, I make sure I have sips of orange ice blocks every now and then to keep me rehydrate.
It gets really at night in Australia during summer, so we keep our blinds down a few hours after sunrise to keep the heat outl so the house stays cool longer.
One thing I do like to have good cold shower in the morning as well.
For drinks, well anything goes for me ... but my favourit is just hot tea and standing under the ceiling fan. -
I love iced tea with cinnamon. nothing beats the refreshing taste on a summer day -
Thanks a lot timethief for starting this thread cos I have a whole lot juice recipes to share during this hot summer. This juice recipes will definetely quench the thirst of all people
visit -http://fruitjuicemagic.blogspot.com/ -
Oh that sounds super tasty!! I will make these for sure! Thanks for sharing! -
I've been making fresh squeezed lemon/limeade.
Ingredients
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup fresh lime juice
Lemon and lime slices
Directions
In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and 1 1/2 cups of water over moderately high heat; stir to dissolve the sugar.
Just before the mixture comes to a boil, remove from the heat. Stir in 3 1/4 cups of cold water, then pour into a pitcher.
Stir in the lemon and lime juices and refrigerate. Serve in tall glasses over ice, garnished with lemon and lime slices. -
I don't like coffee in any form and I don't care for iced tea...the tannin in it leaves my mouth feeling funny.
My absolute favourite hot weather drink is gin & tonic. I use only Bombay Sapphire gin, as it is clean and crisp tasting, and Schweppes Tonic Water (here in SA we can get in glass bottles with the name "Indian Quinine Water" printed on it!).
Fill a tall chimney glass with ice. Add 1 shot gin, fill to the top with tonic water. Take a quarter of fresh cut lime, squeeze into glass, then toss in lime after it. Serve with a straw and stirring stick.
My favourite non-alcoholic home made summer drink is lemonade. I like big lemons which I roll (put a lot of pressure on the lemon while rolling) to make them easier to juice.
I always juice them by hand, using an old fashioned glass juicer...the mechanical ones seem to put too much pith and oil from the peel, making the juice unnecessarily bitter.
To 1 cup fresh lemon juice add 1.5 quarts water and 1/2 cup honey. Stir to dissolve honey then taste...add more honey if needed. I usually end up using about 3/4 cup honey, depending on how sour the lemons are.
You can make it pink lemonade by adding some berry juice.
You can jazz this up further by adding sprigs of mint, a bit of ginger...or a sweet liqueur...I favour a tot of Southern Comfort.
There are also a lot of drink recipes on my cooking blog.-
- I love fresh squeezed lemonade too, and I will check out the drink recipes on your blog as well.
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Bailey's Original Irish Cream
1 cup light cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz.)
1 2/3 cups Irish whiskey
1 teaspoon instant coffee
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend at high speed
for about 20 seconds.
Transfer to a clean bottle with a tightly fitting cap.
Store, refrigerated, and shake well before using.
Blueberry Lemonade
1 cup plus 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
2 cups water
1 pint fresh blueberries
1−1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about
10 big lemons, including pulp but not seeds)
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First make a simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the mixture boils. Lower the heat and allow the syrup to simmer for another minute. Remove from heat and let cool. In a blender or food processor, puree the blueberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar. In a pitcher, combine the cooled syrup, lemon juice and blueberry puree. To serve, pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup ofbase into a glass and fill with water. Makes base for 12 servings.
Galiano
2 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Water
1/4 Teaspoon Anise extract
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract or Vanilla Bean Extract
3 Drops yellow food coloring
1 Fifth vodka
Combine sugar and water in a pan and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute and immediately reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour or until thickened. Remove from heat and cool.
Pour sugar−water syrup into a sterilized quart−size bottle. Add anise
extract, vanilla and food coloring. Stir gently and add the vodka.
Cover and let the mixture sit for 10 days to 2 weeks before serving.
Yield: 32 oz.
Grand Marnier
4 medium Oranges
1 Vanilla bean
2 1/2 cups Vodka
1 cup Brandy
1 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
Look for firm, heavy oranges which indicates lots of juice,
and smooth−skinned ones free from soft spots and mold.
Wash and peel oranges making sure to scrape ALL white rind
from the peels to avoid bitter flavor. Slice in strips and add to
liquor and vanilla bean. Steep 2−3 weeks, strain and filter.
Boil together water and sugar for about 5 minutes at a full boil
and be sure the sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool.
Add sugar syrup to orange liquor and let age for 4 weeks.-
@amy
lol ... I guess I should have clearly said in the OP that I'm only interested in non-alcoholic recipes please
Oh well, now we will have a thread for both drinkers and non drinkers.
Thank you for the recipes.
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Starbuck's Frappuccino
1/2 cup fresh espresso
2 1/2 cups lowfat milk (2 percent)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon dry pectin
Combine all ingredients in a covered container. Shake until
sugar and pectin are dissolved.-
That sounds good. I can find a substitute the starbuck's frappacino part. Thanks for posting this.
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I like a vodka tonic with a splash of cranberry juice and a wedge of lime-
@stellak
- I'll take the cranberry juice and the lime and you can have the vodka.
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B−52
1 oz Kahlua
1 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
1 oz Amaretto
Pour the Kahlua into a Cocktail glass. Take a
teaspoon, touch the edge of the spoon to the inside
side of the glass right near the surface of the
Kahlua, round back side of the teaspoon up. Gently
pour the Bailey's onto the round backside of the spoon.
B−1B
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Kahlua
1 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
1 oz Amaretto
Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all
ingredients into shaker and shake well. Fill a
Highball glass almost full with ice cubes and strain
drink into Highball glass. Garnish with a Maraschino
Cherry.
DREAMSICLE
1 1/2 cups Bailey's Irish Cream
3 1/2 cups Orange Juice
In a lowball glass combine the two and stir.
FROZEN MUDSLIDE
2 oz Vodka
2 oz Kahlua
2 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
6 oz Vanilla Ice Cream
Blend alcohol with ice cream. Serve in frosted glass.
FROZEN KAHLUA MUDSLIDE
3/4 oz Vodka
1/5 oz Kahlua1/5 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
1 oz Vanilla Ice Cream
1/4 cup Crushed Ice
Pour all ingredients into a Blender. Blend well at
High speed. Pour drink into a Collins glass and
garnish with a Maraschino Cherry.
MUDSLIDE
1 1/2 Ounces Vodka
1/5 Ounce Kahlua
1/5 Ounce Bailey's Irish Cream
Fill with Cola
Build in a highball glass over ice.
MUDSLIDE (MUD BOY RECIPE)
5 Ounces Kahlua
5 Ounces Bailey's Irish Cream
5 Ounces Absolut Vodka
2 Ounces Chocolate Syrup
Pour ingredients into a blender filled with ice.
Blend on high until smooth.
ORANGE CREAM
6 oz Orange Juice 2 tsp Grenadine 1 scoop
Vanilla Ice Cream
1/4 cup Crushed Ice
Pour all ingredients into a Blender. Blend well at
High speed. Pour drink into a Collins glass and
garnish with a Pineapple Slice and a Maraschino Cherry.-
@amy
...lol You'd make a great bartender.
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You guys are a bunch of damn alkies!
I, on the other hand, am as pure as the driven snow.-
I have non alcholic ones but they are on one of my other computers.
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LOL. I'm just kidding. I'm not much of a drinker these days. But I certainly don't mind if others imbibe!
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I can not drink I am diabetic but I still collect them for others to use.
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That's nice of you! We actually have a fully stocked bar, with a wine cellar at our house. My husband doesn't ever drink hard alcohol but loves wine--and I do have a very occasional glass of wine (like twice a year). We keep the stocked bar for friends and business clients of my husband's who come over for dinners.
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The best summer drink is chilled Buttermilk with lemon..
and for the lactose intolerant, ice cold Mango juice-
I love mango. It was the juice I drank first as a baby in Egypt. I have an obsession with mango, as a result of my early imprinting.
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Ohhhh, Melinda...do I have a porkchop recipe for you! My husband's favourite way of eating porkchops...Mango Pork.
And for people who don't like pork, it works with chicken.
And if you don't like mango, you can make it with pineapple!
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We love pineapple. We loathe mango so I'll be watching for your recipe too.
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That's interesting. I detest the taste of mango.
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Really? I have a sister and 3 brothers who also gag at the taste.
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One of my very favorite Chinese food recipes is for Mango Shrimp. YUM.
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There's something about the sticky, sweet, sickliness of mango that makes most of my family members gag.
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Do The Thai Tango:
4-6 oz of fresh papaya
Juice of a lime
1 1/2 or 2 pears (fresh- peeled and sliced if you like )
1 cup of rice milk
pinch of ground ginger
crushed ice ( optional )
Combine all ingredients and blend. Pour over ice if you like.
Not only is it a great way to start a hot summer day it is filling, slimming and loaded with good vitamins, enzymes, fiber and pep for your step. -
Orange Julius has always been a favorite of mine!
Half a can of concentrated orange juice, 1/2 C milk, 1/2 C to 1 C sugar, a dash of vanilla and some ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Best thing is, you can add any kind of fruit to give it a whole new flavor!-
- Thanks for the great idea. I'm going to make some.
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iced mint water (or peppermint tea)!-
- Those two are really good ones. I also like iced green tea and I do add mint to mine as well.
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Watermelon lemonade. I have no idea of the exact measurement for the watermelon, I usually blend 1/2 a small seedless watermelon with 2 cups of water, strain it into a quart size pitcher. Add the juice of 3-4 limes (I use key limes but regulars will do, use 2 if they are big), sugar and complete to a quart with water, add some ice and drink it! (yes, I'm using one of CA's sayings, jajajaja).
It can also be made with cantaloupe. They are very refreshing.-
@deray
- Wow! Two ideas I have never heard of. Also both contain ingredients I like so I'll be adding them to my cold beverages section. Thanks so much for posting.
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Orange Creamsicle
1 1/2 cups orange juice
1 cup orange sherbert
Whipped Cream or Coolwhip
Blend juice and sherbert on med. speed till smooth
Pour over crushed ice and top with Whipped Cream
Tastes just like a creamsicle
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- I love the recipe minus the plastic coolwhip - it's gawd awful stuff. I'm going to make this with real cream. Thank you for sharing.
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My morning beverage, after walking dogs, iced coffee:
Heat 2 oz. of water in microwave for 30 seconds
Add rounded teaspoon of instant coffee stir well
Add 1 packet of splenda or sugar
Add liquid sugar-free hazelnut coffeemate to taste
Pour over ice cubes in frozen mug, add a little water to fill mug if needed.
Sit down and chill.-
@catpurry
Thank you. I like iced coffee too.
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Another great thirst quencher during the summertime is Gin and Pink Lemonade. It's very, very tasty.-
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Scotch on the rocks, thanks.
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Here's another summertime classic.
Summertime Kool-aid:
1 Package Kool-aid drink flavoring
1 5lb bag granulated sugar
1 Gallon water
Directions: Add 1 gallon water and Kool-aid drink flavoring to 5lb bag of sugar. Mix well.
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OH YEA
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I'm caught in this West Coast heat wave and it is screeching hot.
In this heat, water has to be the first drink of choice. Instead of adding lemon or lime - I don't like those much either - try tossing a few cucumber slices into a glass. It is unbelievably refreshing and makes drinking gallons of water in the heat a whole lot easier.-
I know what you mean. I sometimes add slices of fresh radish to my water. makes it taste delicious and refreshing.
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That is a nice twist with the cukes or radishes. I still prefer the limes myself but will give that a go this week.
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Honey Lemon Drink
Water
Honey
Squeeze some lemon juice (about 2 teaspoon, cut and toss slices of the fruit after)
Just a hint of sugar
Crushed ice (lots of them)
Sooooo simple to make and Duh-licious on a hot day!-
Thanks thetravellingteddy.
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Beer:
Open up and drink before it gets warm.
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