All year we look forward to summer, and when, finally, it comes and reaches its climax, weary of the heat. The body works to the limit, quickly loses fluid, and with it the vitamins and minerals necessary for normal health. Thirst is tormenting, dehydration is threatening … Healthy refreshing drinks, which are easy to prepare at home, help to survive the heat and restore strength.
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It has long been noticed that fruit drinks and fruit drinks are the best drinks in the summer heat. They saturate the body with vitamins, minerals, organic acids and fructose, perfectly quench thirst and increase immunity. When the heat exhausts, these drinks tone up, help to maintain working capacity and good mood.
Morse "Freshness"
- 1 cup juice from chokeberry
- 3 tbsp honey
- A bunch of fresh mint (lemon balm)
- 2 cups of water
- Ice cubes
Cooking
Rinse the mint leaves and put in a saucepan. Pour juice and cold water, put on fire. After boiling, cook for about 2 minutes. Strain and add honey to the chilled broth, then mix well. Before use, add ice to glasses.
Morse "Useful"
- 1 cup sweet gooseberry
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 0.5 l of water
- Cinnamon (pinch)
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
Rinse and peel the gooseberries, squeeze the juice. Pour sugar, mix until dissolved. Pour in orange juice, add cinnamon. Dilute the resulting mixture with chilled water. Pour fruit juice into glasses, add ice cubes.
Morse "Lingonberry Berry"
- 500g lingonberry berries
- 300g beets
- 0.5 cups sugar
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 l of water
Rinse lingonberries and squeeze the juice. Wash the beets, peel and grate on a coarse grater. Boil the resulting mass in 2 liters of water, strain. Mix beetroot and lingonberry juice, add orange juice and sugar. Mix everything well. Put the mixture on a low heat and bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Drink fruit drinks chilled.
Compote "Grapefruit"
- 1 grapefruit
- 3 sweet apples
- 1 liter of water
- 4 tbsp sugar
- nutmeg (pinch)
Peel the grapefruit, disassemble into slices. Remove films to prevent bitterness. Cut the apples in half, remove the core and cut into large pieces. Prepared fruits dip in a pot of boiling water. Pour sugar and add a pinch of nutmeg. Cook the compote over medium heat until cooked. Use chilled.
Compote "Enjoyment"
- 4 apples
- 4 strong pears
- 200g melon juice
- 1 liter of water
- 1.5 cups sugar
Wash fruits, remove core, cut into cubes. Dip in boiling water, add sugar and melon juice. Cook for 15 minutes. Cool the compote before serving.