Fruit Cocktail Drink-How to Make It

Grape fruit, a piece of melon or a fruit cocktail makes a delicious first course for lunch or dinner and in hot weather is often more acceptable than the usual appetizers.

Juice from tinned fruits provides delicious cocktails, too. Mix them as you wish. Then add some dry ginger ale and, if you have it, a little raspberry vinegar. Tiny pieces of fresh fruit make the best garnish after the drink is iced and poured into glasses.

If a thicker cocktail is preferred use equal parts of the pulp of grape fruit and oranges, breaking it into small pieces and removing skin and pips. Add a few halved and skimmed grapes and a little sugar and lemon juice and cool with ice. Here are a few cocktail recipes:

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