Homemade Sparkling Juice Food

HOMEMADE SPARKLING JUICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over high heat, combine the water and ginger and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat immediately and let steep for 30 minutes.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove the ginger from the pan. Stir in the sugar, white grape and apple juice concentrates, and lemon juice.
• Place over medium-high heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved, 3 to 7 minutes.
• Let the syrup cool to room temperature. Pour the syrup into a clean, heatproof jar and refrigerate until cold, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• To make sparkling juice, mix with seltzer or carbonated water, using 2 to 4 tablespoons syrup per 8 ounces seltzer or carbonated water, or to taste. Make a toast, clink glasses, and enjoy!

APFELSAFTSCHORLE (SPARKLING APPLE JUICE - HOMEMADE)

Steps:

• Empty undiluted frozen apple juice into decorative pitcher or 2-quart serving carafe. Fill juice container with club soda (3 times) and pour into the pitcher; stir well.
• Chill, and serve in fluted champagne glasses.

SPARKLING CHERRY JUICE

Steps:

• Place the cherries in a saucepan off the stove, pour the sugar over the top and let them sit for 2 hours. Add the water, and stir to mix the cherries, sugar and water together until the sugar dissolves.
• Bring the cherry mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain liquid into another pan, pressing cherries with a spoon to extract all the liquid, and discard the cherries. Simmer the liquid over low heat until it is syrupy and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and let cool. Pour syrup in a jar and store in the refrigerator.
• To serve, place 1 to 2 tablespoons of syrup in each glass, fill glasses with chilled sparkling water and stir to mix.

SPARKLING GRAPE JUICE-LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place grapes in a zip-lock plastic freezer bag (do not remove grapes from stems); freeze completely (about 4 hours).
• Gently stir together the grape juice and lemonade concentrate in a large pitcher.
• Add frozen grapes to pitcher; serve immediately.
• *Note--the freshest grapes hold tightly to the stems; to check before purchasing, very gently shake the bunch; the more grapes that fall away, the older the fruit.

SPARKLING GRAPE JUICE

Steps:

• Combine ingredients.
• Serve chilled or over ice.
• You can adjust the ratio to suit your tastes (prefer more sweet or bubbly) or try other fruit juices for variety in flavor.

SPARKLING FRUIT JUICE

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, stir together the apricot nectar, orange juice, grapefruit juice, and lemon juice.
• Slowly stir in the mineral water.
• Serve juice mixture over ice.
• If desired, garnish with blood orange slices.