Purple Cow Shakes

1 can frozen grape juice
1 cup milk
2 cups vanilla ice cream

Blend all on high for 30 seconds. Makes 3 or 4 shakes.

Dairy Lemonade

Worth trying if you like to experiment.

2 medium lemons
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups milk*
3 cups chilled club soda

Remove ends from lemons and discard. Remove lemon peel with a knife; set aside. Quarter lemons; squeeze juice into a bowl. Remove and discard the white membrane. Place the peel and pulp in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. Add peel mixture and sugar to lemon juice; mix well. Let stand 30 minutes. Stir in milk. Strain lemon mixture; add club soda. Serve immediately as this will curdle quite quickly. Serves 8. *If you don't like the milk, try replacing with equal amounts of club soda.

Lemon Lime Soda

Sweetened with apple juice concentrate.

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp thawed apple juice concentrate
3 ice cubes
1 cup soda water

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a tall glass. Add the ice cubes and pour the soda water over. Makes 1 big kid serving or 2 little ones.

Cambric Tea

For when your child wants "real" tea at the tea party.

2/3 cup warm milk
1 decaf orange pekoe tea bag
sugar to taste
a drop of vanilla extract

Let steep for a few minutes. Makes tea for one.

Easy Punch

1 litre each of unsweetened orange, pineapple and grapefruit juices
2 litre ginger ale, chilled

Mix juices and chill. Add ginger ale just before serving.

Christmas Punch

12 oz (360 ml) container of frozen orange juice, thawed
2 cups of brewed orange spice tea, cooled
2 cups cranberry juice cocktail

Combine and chill.