The Watson Family GLUTEN FREE Recipe Book

• 1/2 cup water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 whole limes, juiced
• 5-6 cups cubed, seedless watermelon

1. Place the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.  Boil for 1 minute, the shut off the heat and cool completely.  
2. Purée the watermelon in a blender or food processor, retaining both the juice and the pulp.
3. Mix the syrup, lime juice and the watermelon purée and stir well.
4. Place the mixture in a shallow container and put it in the freezer for 2-3 hours, stirring the mixture together with a fork often.  This action will create the grainy texture.
5. Serve the granita just before it freezes completely.

Ingredients:

• 1 (46 oz.) can pineapple juice
• 1 (46 oz.) can apricot nectar
• 1 (6 oz.) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 2 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

1. In a punch bowl, combine pineapple juice, apricot nectar and limeade; finally, pour in the lemon-lime soda.
2. As a suggestion, using a bundt pan, make an ice ring out of extra juice and nectar.  Float it in the center of the punch bowl to chill instead of ice cubes.

Ingredients:

• 5 cups boiling water
• 5 bags orange flavored spiced herbal tea
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1  46 oz. can unsweetened pineapple juice
• 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• assorted fresh fruit, such a fresh pineapple chunks, orange slices, kumquat slices, and/or lime slices
• mint leaves

1. Pour boiling water into a 4 to 6 quart bowl.  Add tea bags.  Steep 5 minutes.  Remove and discard bags.  Stir in sugar and cinnamon until sugar is dissolved.  Stir in pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and lime juice.  Remove 3 cups mixture.  Cover and chill remainder at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.
2. Pour the 3 cups tea mixture into two clean ice cube trays. adding fruit, if desired.  Cover and freeze until firm, 4 hours or overnight.
3. To serve, divide icecubes among glasses.  Add chilled tea mixture.  Add fruit and /or mint leaves to glasses.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups warm water
• 2/3 cups lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. coconut beverage flavoring syrup or cream of coconut
• 1/2 cup frozen unsweetened blueberries
• 1/2 cup frozen red raspberries
• 1 small fresh carambola (star fruit), thinly sliced crosswise
• ice cubes

1. In a large bowl, combine water, lemon juice, sugar, and coconut syrup.  Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.  Cover and refrigerate for 4-24 hours.
2. To serve, transfer lemon mixture to a serving bowl or pitcher.  Add blueberries, raspberries, and carambola (star fruit).  Serve over ice cubes.