NON-ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS-

Agua Fresca de Fruta

2 cups cold water
1 cup ice
2 cups fruit 
(cut into 1-inch pieces)
1/4 cup sugar --  or to taste
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice --  or to taste

This basic recipe is delicious 
with any of the fruits/herbs 
listed below
In a blender combine all ingredients
and blend on high speed until
completely smooth.  
Pour cooler through a fine sieve 
into a glass pitcher.
Chill cooler and stir before serving.  
Makes about 5 cups.

Suggested fruits:
honeydew, cantaloupe or mango 
(use only 1 cup fruit; about 1 small mango) 
pineapple with a few fresh basil leaves 
watermelon 
strawberries (halved) 
with a few fresh mint leaves 
papaya, seedless 
red grapes (whole) 
red or green cactus pears 
(also known as prickly pears;
available   at specialty produce markets 
and some supermarkets), halved,
pulp and seeds scooped out 
(wear rubber gloves)