A beverage is a liquid for human consumption by drinking.
The purpose of a beverage is to quench one’s thirst, wash food down, or feel refreshed. A beverage can also have social rituals around it, such as tea or alcohol do.
This section contains recipes for hot and cold beverages, with an emphasis on historical and classic ones to accompany entries over in the encyclopaedic section of the site.
An Americano is a very refreshing cocktail for weary palates.
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Banana Orange Blender Breakfast is a healthy, quick, breakfast smoothie.
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Barley water is an old-fashioned drink that was traditionally given to children.
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The name of the drink “Black and Tan” comes from the colours of the uniforms of the British troops in Ireland before creation of the Republic.
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Cherry Limeade is classic Mid-West American drink for hot, lazy days in the summer, and it’s super easy to whip together.
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Citron Pressé is a classic refreshing beverage for sipping served in French cafés.
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Here are directions and ingredients for a classic, pure authentic Martini recipe.
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Depending on the invalid’s tastes, you could add additional seasoning such as a pinch of ground cumin, herbs, etc.
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Designated Driver Punch gives the designated drivers something interesting to drink in return for their martyrdom.
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Ginger and Mint Cordial is a great, non-alcoholic refreshing summer drink.
This is a simple recipe idea for an inexpensive, robust coffee mix for use with refillable K-Cups® in Keurig® Coffee machines. It lets you make your own K-Cup coffees for pennies on the dollar.
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Make sure that, if the glasses you serve this in are thin, you give your guests a paper napkin to hold the glass with owing to the heat.
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Be wary of Negroni cocktails, as they go down all too easily, particularly on warm summer evenings.
A perfectly balanced, slushy style Margarita cocktail. The flavours are in such perfect balance that you’d almost swear they were layered in the glass.
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A delicious milk shake. You can make it any time of year, but of course the flavours call out autumn.
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This is how the Romans made their barley water.
Rosebud is a mild, light, refreshing drink.
This is one of the best tasting homemade egg nogs we’ve come across in decades of experimenting, and it’s also the quickest and easiest. It’s thick, satisfying and tasty.
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This goes great with Mexican food. You can also make a warm version of this.
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Swamp Slime is a classic Hallowe’en party drink for grown-up kids.
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Vodka and Thyme Lemonade is a sophisticated adult summer cooler drink.