4th of July Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Celebrate the fourth of July with these refreshing recipes for drinks. Some ideas for alcoholic drinks recipes include Fire Crackers, Star Spangled Jello Shooters, Fourth of July Lemonade, Independence Day Punch, and Hair Raiser. Some ideas for Non-alcoholic drinks recipes include Orange Sunrise, Summer Delight Punch, Red, White, and Blueberry Freezee, Mock Pink Lady, and Fourth of July Holiday Punch.

With Alcohol | No Alcohol

Drinks that CONTAIN Alcohol

Fire Crackers

    1 1/2 oz Tequila
    Cracked ice
    Tonic water
    Lime wedge

Pour tequila over the ice in a highball glass. Fill with tonic. Stir and garnish with lime wedge.

Star Spangled Jello Shooters

      4 c Package Jello*
      2 c Boiling water
      2 c Liquor**

*Any flavor.
* *86 or 100 proof--don't use 151, any type.
Dissolve the Jello in the boiling water and let it cool.

Add the liquor. Pour about 1/8 to 1/4 cup into little paper cups and chill.

Squeeze the whole cupful into your mouth--no spoons or partial servings!

Vodka is the usual first choice, but rum is really good too.

4th of July Lemonade

1 part Jack Daniel's bourbon
1 part triple sec
1 part sweet-and-sour mix
4 parts lemon-lime soda.

Combine all ingredients and serve this refreshing drink over ice.

Independence Day Punch

     26 oz Rye
      2    Bottles sherry
      3    Bottles ginger ale
      2    Whole oranges -- sliced

Pour 2 bottles of the ginger ale into a bundt pan and add some of the orange slices. Freeze and use as ice ring as it doesn't dilute the punch when it melts.

Punch does become smoother as the ring melts. Put orange slices in the punch bowl and add other ingredients. (You may wish to have one more bottle of ginger ale to make the ice ring.)

Hair Raiser

     1/3 part Anisette
     1/3 part Brandy
     1/3 part Triple Sec

Shake well. Serve drink in a shot glass

Drinks that CONTAIN NO Alcohol

Orange Sunrise

      2    Eggs
    1/4 c Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate
      2 tb Honey
      2 c Cold Milk
      8 oz Orange flavoured yogurt

Combine the eggs, orange juice and honey in the blender. Blend until smooth (about 1 minute).

Add the milk and yogurt. Blend until smooth and frothy.

Serve at once in tall, chilled glass.

Summer Delight Punch

      6 oz Can frozen lemonade
      6 oz Can frozen orange juice
2 1/2 c Pineapple juice
     12 oz Can apricot or peach nectar
      1 ea Bottle ginger ale, (2 litre)
      1 ea Lemon, sliced

Mix together the lemonade, orange juice, pineapple juice, and nectar and chill.

When ready to serve drinks, add the ginger ale. Garnish with lemon slices.

Red, White, and Blueberry Freezee

      1 c Whipping cream
    1/2 c Frozen blueberries
      1 ds Lemon juice
      1 x Sugar to taste
      Small Strawberries for garnish

Mix together the whipping cream, blueberries, lemon juice, and sugar in a blender.

Top with a few strawberries. This refreshing drink is great on a hot day.

Mock Pink Lady

1 1/2 c Milk
      2 tb Lemon juice
      1 tb Grenadine
      1 tb Sugar, granulated
      6    Ice cubes

Measure milk, lemon juice, grenadine, sugar and ice cubes into blender. Blend until ice is dissolved. Serve immediately.

4th of July Holiday Punch

      6 c Orange juice
     20 oz Frozen strawberries in syrup
      2 c Cranberry juice cocktail
      3 c Ginger ale

Blend together the orange juice, strawberries, and cranberry juice cocktail.

Add ginger ale immediately before serving drinks.

Makes 18 servings.

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