Watermelon Cooler

3 cups cubed, seeded watermelon

1 1/2 cups strawberries

3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 cup ice cubes

sugar to taste

Put watermelon, strawberries, lime juice, ice, and sugar if desired into the pitcher of a blender, and blend for 15 seconds on high speed. (Always put the top on the container before processing.) Stop machine, and stir ingredients with a long wooden spoon. Blend for 15 seconds more on high speed.

Pink Grapefruit Mockeritas

2 Tablespoons colored sanding sugar, or regular granulated sugar if you don’t have the former

1 lime

6 teaspoons grenadine

1 1/2 cup pink grapefruit juice

Place sanding sugar on a plate or shallow dish or plate. Slice 6 thin rounds from the center of the lime, set aside.

Rub lime wedges around the rim of 6 martini glasses. Dip each rim in the sugar to coat.

Pour 1 teaspoon of grenadine into the bottom of each glass. Place grapefruit juice and 2 cups of ice cubes in the blender. Process on high speed until ice is crushed. Pour frozen mixture into glasses and stir to combine with syrup. Garnish with reserved lemon slices and serve immediately.

Citrus Mint Splash

1 cup fresh lemon juice

1 cup fresh orange juice

2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups water

10 sprigs mint

32 ounces ginger ale

water

Place first 5 ingredients in a saucepan and stir until sugar dissolves. Cover, remove from heat and steep until cool Cover and refrigerate. To serve, fill glasses or a pitcher with equal amounts fruit juice, ginger ale and water. Add ice and serve.

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Source: Martha Stewart