More and more people don’t drink alcohol, and seek club soda or soft drinks at parties.
If some of your guests fall into that category, why not create a “Mocktail Menu?”
It’s quite easy, and it will bring them some extra holiday cheer.
Some suggestions:
Jingle Belle: 7-Up, bitters and raspberry-mint garnish (see photo).
Merry Cranberry: cranberry juice spritzer, with club soda or ginger ale and a mint garnish.
Virgin Mary: virgin Bloody Mary and a celery stick garnish (make your own Mary mix with the recipe below—it’s so much better than store-bought).
Even guests who do drink alcohol may turn to the Mocktail Menu for their third drinks, and beyond.
RECIPE: VIRGIN BLOODY MARY
This is the same mixture used for a regular Bloody Mary, just without the vodka.
Our recipe makes a spicy drink with lots of flavor and just 41 calories per 8-ounce glass. Plus, it has 74% of the daily requirement of vitamin C and 22% of vitamin A.
As an alternative to horseradish you can use 6 drops of hot sauce, but the horseradish adds much better flavor.
If you don’t want any heat, use more Worcestershire and lemon juice; then experiment with a drop or two of hot sauce to round out the flavors.
Ingredients For Four 8-Ounce Drinks
32-ounce bottle tomato juice
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon celery salt
Juice of a fresh lemon or lime
Garnish: 4 celery sticks
Preparation
Combine the ingredients and chill. Before serving, stir or shake the mix.
If it’s well chilled, there’s no need for ice, that dilutes the drink.
