All year long we look forward to summer, and when, finally, it comes and reaches its climax, we languish from the heat. The body works to its limit, quickly loses fluid, and with it vitamins and minerals necessary for normal well-being. Thirst torments, dehydration threatens … Healthy refreshing drinks, which are easy to prepare at home, help to survive the heat and restore strength.
It has long been noted that fruit drinks and compotes are optimal 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 efficiency and good mood.
Morse "Freshness"
- 1 glass of chokeberry juice
- 3 tbsp honey
- A bunch of fresh mint (lemon balm)
- 2 glasses of water
- Ice cubes
Preparation
Rinse the mint leaves and put in a saucepan. Pour in juice and cold water, put on fire. After boiling, cook for about 2 minutes. Strain and add honey to the cooled broth, then mix well. Add ice to glasses before use.
Fruit drink "Useful"
- 1 cup sweet gooseberries
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 0.5 l of water
- Cinnamon (pinch)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Rinse and peel the gooseberries, squeeze the juice. Add sugar, stir until dissolved. Pour in orange juice, add cinnamon. Dilute the resulting mixture with chilled water. Pour the fruit drink into glasses, add ice cubes.
Fruit drink "Lingonberry berry"
- 500g lingonberry berries
- 300g beets
- 0.5 cups sugar
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 l of water
Rinse the lingonberries and squeeze out the juice. Wash the beets, peel and grate on a coarse grater. Boil the resulting mass in 2 liters of water, strain. Mix beet 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 drink chilled.
Grapefruit compote
- 1 grapefruit
- 3 sweet apples
- 1 liter of water
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- nutmeg (pinch)
Peel the grapefruit, disassemble into slices. Remove films so that there is no bitterness. Cut the apples in half, core them and cut into large pieces. Dip the prepared fruits in a saucepan with boiling water. Add sugar and add a pinch of nutmeg. Cook the compote over medium heat until tender. Consume chilled.
Compote "Pleasure"
- 4 apples
- 4 strong pears
- 200g melon juice
- 1 liter of water
- 1.5 cups sugar
Wash the fruit, core it, cut into cubes. Dip in boiling water, add sugar and melon juice. Cook for 15 minutes. Chill the finished compote before serving.
