{"id":14,"date":"2014-08-19T21:57:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T21:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellingthetruth.info\/recipearls\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2014-10-10T00:15:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T00:15:22","slug":"beverages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tellingthetruth.info\/recipearls\/beverages\/","title":{"rendered":"Beverages"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHA YEN THAI – ICED TEA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make Sugar Syrup:
\n1 c sugar)
\n1 c water) or use equal portions of any amount<\/p>\n

Bring to boil.
\nReduce heat to active simmer, til thick and slightly colored (about 5 min).\u00a0 Cool.\u00a0 Will keep in frig for several weeks.
\nMakes 1 cup<\/p>\n

\n

THAI TEA or CHA THAI<\/strong>
\n4 c water
\n\u00be c Thai tea (or CHA THAI) from Asian market store
\n1 c sugar syrup
\ncrushed ice
\n1 to 1-1\/2 c evap milk or half & half (3-4 T per glass)<\/p>\n

Bring water to boil.\u00a0 Add tea.\u00a0 Steep 3 min.
\nPour back and forth into a pitcher SEVEN times.
\nTea will get DARK.\u00a0 Strain.\u00a0 Add syrup.\u00a0 Stir.\u00a0 Cool.
\nFill glasses with crushed ice.\u00a0 Add \u00be c tea.
\nTop off with 3-4 T milk per glass.
\nCan add food coloring to make orange.<\/p>\n

\n

ORANGE or GRAPE JULIUS
\n***FAMILY FAVORITE***
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Makes 2
\n3 oz. orange or grape juice concentrate which is 1\/2 small can frozen
\n1\/4 c sugar (or sweetener to taste)
\n5-6 ice cubes or more, if desired
\n1\/2 c milk
\n1\/2 c water
\n1 t vanilla<\/p>\n

Pour all ingredients in blender.
\nCover and blend til smooth.
\nCan add an egg to make richer.
\nFor six\u00a0 8 oz. servings, use whole can OJ and double ingredients.<\/p>\n

\n

FAVORITE SMOOTHIE\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 (Chester)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 c Ice
\n1\/2 Fuji Apple, unpeeled)
\n\u00bd Banana
\n\u00bd Navel Orange, peeled OR a heaping Tbsp orange marmalade
\n1 Date
\n2 Large Strawberries
\n7 Raspberries
\n2T Orange Marmalade (Smuckers) If don\u2019t have this use 1\/8 peel from orange.
\n10 Goji Berries
\n8-10 raw almonds
\nHandful of Red Grapes
\nOptional: 4-6 Pineapple chunks<\/p>\n

PEACH SMOOTHIE:\u00a0 2 small-med peaches = leave out apples<\/p>\n

\n

ICED\u00a0 TEA\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Cherie Kropp<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Family-size teabags OR 5-6 Regular-size teabags
\n1 quart boiling water (4 cups=32 ounces)<\/p>\n

Pre-warm teapot by rinsing with very hot tap water and let hot water stand in teapot til ready to use teapot–then dump out water.
\nPlace tea bag(s) in pot and pour boiling water over tea bags.\u00a0 Put lid on.
\nLet tea steep for 20 minutes–can be less.
\nRemove tea bags, squeezing out excess tea from them into pot.
\nWhen tea is cooled to room temperature, pour in 2 qt. pitcher and fill pitcher to top with water.
\nSweeten as desired. Serve with lemon if desired.
\nMakes about 8 tall glasses.<\/p>\n

(Use 1 Family-size Teabag per 2 quarts of water)
\n1 Family-size Teabag\u00a0\u00a0 = 1 Tablespoon tea leaves
\n1 Regular-size Teabag = 1 teaspoon tea leaves<\/p>\n

\n

SUGAR SYRUP – add to fresh squeezed lemons for Lemonade
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 c sugar
\n1 c water (or use equal portions of any amount)
\nNOTE: 2 c sugar + 2 c water makes little shy of 3 cups<\/p>\n

Bring to boil.
\nReduce heat to active simmer, til thick and slightly colored (about 3-5 min.)
\nWill turn a little brownish.
\nCool.
\nWill keep in frig for several weeks.
\nMakes 1 cup.<\/p>\n

\n

LEMONADE\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a012\/01<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOTE:\u00a0 1 regular size lemon makes 1\/4 c juice.
\n1 cup lemon juice = 4-1\/2 regular to small lemons
\nNOTE: Some lemons are more sour than others, and require more sugar syrup. Taste and see<\/p>\n

LEMONADE<\/strong>
\n1 c lemon juice (4-5 regular size lemons)
\n1-1\/2 c sugar syrup
\n\u00bc c raspberry syrup
\n6 cups water (I use my orange bulb pitcher)<\/p>\n

NOTE:\u00a0 1 c lemon jc TAKES \u00be to 1 c sugar<\/p>\n

FOR\u00a0 PINK LEMONADE
\nAdd grenadine or \u00bd c cranberry juice cocktail
\n\u00bc c raspberry syrup<\/p>\n

\n

HOT MULLED CIDER \u2013 Not tried this!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00bd c brown sugar
\n\u00bc t salt
\n2 qt cider
\nSPICES:<\/strong>
\n1 t whole allspice
\n1 t whole cloves
\n3 inches stick cinnamon
\ndash nutmeg<\/p>\n

Combine sugar, salt and cider.
\nTie spices in small piece of cheesecloth or use strainer-holder.
\nAdd to cider.\u00a0 Slowly bring to a boil; cover and simmer 20 min.
\nRemove spices.
\nServe hot with orange slice floaters, cinnamon-stick muddlers.
\nMakes 10 servings.<\/p>\n

\n

SUGARFREE PUNCH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Geri\u2019s Shower)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a016 oz Unsweetened pineapple juice
\n2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02 liter bottles of Canada Dry sugar-free ginger ale
\n2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Small containers of lemon-lime sugar-free Crystal Light;
\nOR:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(1) Tangerine and (1) Strawberry were wonderful!!<\/p>\n

Add water to taste
\nFloat fresh fruit slices for decoration<\/p>\n

\n

4-CUP MR. COFFEE POT<\/strong><\/p>\n

For best results use:\u00a0 drip grind recommended to automatic drip coffeemakers<\/p>\n

1\/8 heaping cup = 4 cups (might be too weak for some)<\/p>\n

Instruction Book:\u00a0\u00a0 1 T Coffee per cup of coffee\u00a0 (1\/8 c = 2 T)<\/p>\n

To brew 4 cups, fill decanter with water up to the bottom of the metal band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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