Orange Summer Cooler Food

SUMMER COOLERS

Steps:

• Add the watermelon, strawberries, raspberries, sugar and lime juice to a blender and blend to a fine puree. Divide the mixture among eight 8-ounce freezer-safe pots/containers with plastic lids. Freeze for 4 hours to rock solid, 3 hours if you want them a little slushy.

SOUTHWEST SUMMERTIME COOLER (ORANGE-MINT ICED TEA)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 1 quart water to a boil.
• Remove from heat, and while water is still bubbling, add tea bags and 1/4 cup mint.
• Cover and let steep 8 minutes, then remove and discard tea bags and mint.
• Put remaining quart of cold water into a large pitcher or insulated jug.
• Add hot tea to cold water.
• Let cool to room temperature.
• Add orange juice, honey, and mint sprigs, and mix well.
• Store in refrigerator & serve over ice.

ORANGE BERRY COOLER

Steps:

• In a blender blend berries, orange juice, 1/2 cup sugar, and lime juice until smooth. Force purée through a fine sieve into a large measuring cup or bowl, pressing hard on solids. Chill purée, covered, until cold and stir in additional sugar.(Purée keeps, covered and chilled, 2 days.)
• Fill tall glasses with ice and add enough berry purée to fill each glass by three quarters. Top off drinks with seltzer water or club soda and stir well.

ORANGE SUMMER COOLER

Steps:

• In a blender, blend the orange juice, water, orange sherbet, vanilla, confectioners' sugar, and ice until smooth.

ORANGE COOLER

Steps:

• In a stainless steel or enameled saucepan, combine orange rind, sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer for 5 minutes. Let the syrup cool and strain into a large bowl. Stir in bourbon, orange juice and lemon juice. Chill until cold. Transfer to a punch bowl set in a hollowed-out block of ice. Stir in champagne. Garnish the punch with cherries and orange slices.

SUMMER FRUIT COOLER

Steps:

• Pour 3 cups grapefruit juice into two ice cube trays; freeze until set., In a large pitcher, combine the pineapple, orange and cranberry juices; stir in remaining grapefruit juice. Chill until serving., Slowly stir in soda; add the grapefruit ice cubes. Garnish with orange slices and mint.