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I am looking for no caffeine, non-alcohol drinks to make for hot Summer days here in NC  .
Any great recipes out there?
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A favorite drink here is Tazo Passion Berry Tea with lemonade concentrate. It tastes just like the one from Starbucks and doesn't cost $4.00  . You can also use lemonade instead of concentrate, I was just getting tired of making lemonade all the time, so I dumped the concentrate in the pitcher.
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Mary,
To make a pitcher,how many bags of tea do you brew? Do you then mix in the can of concentrate?
Thank ou!
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The last box of Tazo Passion Berry tea I bought the bags were pitcher size. When I buy the box of individual bags I use 4-5. Then I just scoop out some of the lemonade concentrate. I make 3-4 pitchers from each can of concentrate.
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Frozen lemonade or limeade concentrate diluted with club soda instead of still water (and I make mine a little weaker than the directions call for, too). Serve over ice.
This is our family's all-time favorite.
Mary
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Here is a fruity-sherbet drink:
3 cups chilled raspberry-cranberry juice drink
1 quart raspberry sherbet, divided
1 liter (4 cups) chilled Sprite/ginger ale
Mix 2 cups sherbet and juice drink in a pitcher. When ready to serve, put one scoop of sherbet in a glass, fill halfway with juice mixture, and pour Sprite over it until foam reaches the top of the glass.
This is a spicy/tangy tea drink:
6 cups water, divided
6 tea bags with orange and spice flavor
1 large frest mint sprig
1 can frozen orange-peach-mango juice concentrate (12 oz can)
1/4 cup sugar
Ice
Boil 4 cups water, place tea and mint in bowl and add boiling water. Let sit 5 min, then remove tea bags and mint.
Put 2 cups water, juice concentrate and sugar in a pitcher, add hot tea. Mix well. Refrigerate at least 2 hours/overnight. Serve with ice, garnish with orange and mint if desired.
*You can also substitute frozen cran-raspberry juice for the orange juice. Or substitute whole cinnamon and cloves for flavored tea bags. 1 stick, 6 whole cloves and regular tea bags in the bowl.
(I also have a recipe for an iced latte, if you are interested!  )
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Mango smoothies with berries...
1 C or more frozen mango
1 C vanilla ice cream
1 C fruit juice (less if you want a thicker shake)
add frozen berries if desired.
blend all in a blender until smooth.
enjoy.
this will feed more than two people....esp little kids lol.
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I like to make peppermint iced tea by tossing two peppermint tea bags (herbal/ decaf) in with my regular iced tea bags (decaf also). You could also do the same with the other herbal flavors like peach and raspberry.
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These all sound so good! I can't wait to try them. Thank you to everyone!
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Here are some more links to check out, Jenn. Currently, I'm doing a ton of club soda/seltzar with syrups (ginger, chai, rootbeer) that dd makes or a squeeze of lemon or lime.
Love,
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Here is one of my favs....so simple! 
I like to make fruit ice cubes and use them in plain ole water.
Sliced lemon and frozen raspberries.
Strawberries and blueberries.
Strawberries and peaches.
Christy 
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Christy, this sounds great! So, how do you get the fruit in an ice maker??
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I just use good ole fashioned ice cube trays! 
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I have been doing alot of seltzer water or club soda mixed with frozen juice concentrate. I really like limeade or cranberry. I wayyy dilute the juice too. I often add a squeeze of lemon or a few sprigs of lemon balm or mint. Very refreshing.
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