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Mennonite ‘Wine’

Sarah Nussbaum
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Ready to eat some really delicious food outside? Whether you gather around the grill or relax at the picnic table, it's finally the season for dining al fresco (and we couldn't be happier).

Our fresh picnic menu goes way beyond hot dogs and potato salad - although we love those, too - but we couldn't pass up a hearty pot of savory baked beans...hungry yet?

All five of the following recipes can be found in our Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, along with hundreds of others from employees, customers and the Lehman family themselves.

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Mennonite ‘Wine’

Many Mennonite groups do not drink alcohol; this refreshing, non-alcoholic slushy beverage is popular at summer gatherings.

(This recipe is from Lehman’s Diamond Jubilee Cookbook.)

Author: Sarah Nussbaum

Ingredients

1–12 oz. can frozen concentrated grape juice
1–6 oz can concentrated orange juice
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 1/2 c. water
1 c. white sugar
2 liters ginger ale

Directions

Mix grape and orange juice concentrates. Add lemon juice.
In a small saucepan, heat water and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add to rest of ingredients. Mix well.
Add ginger ale and serve over crushed ice.