How About a Nice, Tall Cool One?

Hope your Memorial Day weekend was great; time for friends, family and remembrance.

The weather was certainly hot in some parts of the country and looks they will continue.  So, I thought maybe youd appreciate a few great thirst quenching drink recipes.

Recipe #1 - Honeydew Lime Cooler

1. 1 small honeydew melon, seeded and cut into 1" cubes
2. 1/2 cup seedless red grapes
3. 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
4. 1/2 cup honey
5. 2 cups seltzer water

Place the cubed melon and grapes into the freezer for about an hour. In a blender, combine the frozen melon and grapes with the lime juice and honey. Process until smooth. Fill glasses until half full and then top off with the seltzer water. Stir and serve immediately.d then top off with the seltzer water. Stir and serve immediately

Recipe #2 - Cherry Smash

1. 1 cup fresh or frozen cherries, pits removed
   
2. 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
3. 4 teaspoons sugar
4. 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
5. 3 cups seltzer water
   

Divide the cherries, mint leaves, and sugar into four glasses. Mash these ingredients together with a wooden spoon or muddler. Stir in the lime juice and fill each glass with ice. Top off with the seltzer and garnish with fresh mint leaves. Serve immediately

Recipe #3 - Peachy Green Tea

1. 6 green tea bags
2. 6 cups cold water
3. 2 peaches, pitted and sliced
4. Honey to taste
   

Place the tea bags into a large pitcher. Put the sliced peaches in a saucepan and add the water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about three minutes. Pour the water and the peaches over the tea bags in the pitcher. Let steep for about 10 minutes and then stir in the honey to taste. Allow the tea to cool and then refrigerate until thoroughly cooled. To serve, spoon a few peaches from the pitcher into each glass and top with the tea.

Cheers!