Making Mocktails

• A mocktail is a cocktail without the alcohol.

• They are a great alternative for nondrinkers at parties.

• Here are a few fun recipes:

Virgin Mary

Ingredients:

1 cup tomato juice
dash of Worcestershire sauce
hot sauce to taste
lime juice to taste
salt and pepper to taste
celery salt
celery stalks
pickle spear
lime wedge

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a glass with ice. Garnish with celery, a pickle spear and a lime wedge. Dip the rim of the glass in celery salt if you wish.

Lemon Fizz Mocktail

Ingredients:

2 cups apple juice
1/8 cup lemon juice
soda
lemon peel

Preparation:

Combine apple and lemon juices. Fill glasses halfway with soda and top off with the juice mixture. Garnish with a strip of lemon peel.

Sunset Cooler

Ingredients:

4 oz. cranberry juice
2-1/2 oz. orange juice
splash of lemon juice
ginger ale

Preparation:

Blend ingredients with ice until smooth. Place in a glass and top with ginger ale.

Johnny Appleseed

Ingredients:

2 scoops ice cream (flavor of choice)
2 oz. apple juice
splash of orange juice
splash of soda

Preparation:

Blend ingredients, adding ice until smooth. Serve in a champagne glass.

Ingredients:

1 bottle purple or white grape juice
1/2 liter club soda
1/4 pineapple, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 orange sliced
1/2 tray ice cubes

Preparation:

Combine ingredients in a large pitcher.

Mock Piña Colada

Ingredients:

2 cups skim milk
2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 Tbs. vanilla
1 Tbs. coconut extract
2 Tbs. sugar
mint leaves

Preparation:

Combine ingredients in a blender and mix on high until frothy. Pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish with mint leaves. For a thicker variation, freeze the pineapple juice in ice trays and blend.

Mock Champagne

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1 cup grapefruit juice
1/2 cup orange juice
3 Tbs. grenadine
28 oz. ginger ale

Preparation:

Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and melt over low heat. Bring to a boil, then boil for 10 minutes. Let cool. Add juices to the syrup and chill. When ready to serve, add grenadine and ginger ale.

Unfuzzy Navel

Ingredients:

3 oz. orange juice
1 fresh peach or nectarine
dash of grenadine

Preparation:

Blend ingredients with ice until smooth.

Ingredients:

2 oz. sour mix
splash of lime juice
splash of orange juice
lime wedge

Preparation:

Blend sour mix and juices with ice until smooth. Serve in a salt-rimmed glass with a lime wedge.

Bitters Highball

Ingredients:

3/4 oz. bitters
club soda
ginger ale

Preparation:

Place ingredients in a highball glass. Garnish with a twist.