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What better way to embrace the summer season than with a cute picnic on the beach or in the park and this tasty pink lemonade to wash it all down!

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS
200 ml water
200 ml sugar
200 ml lemon juice
200 ml cranberry juice
500 ml ginger ale
1 lemon, sliced, to garnish

METHOD
1. In a medium-sized pot over medium heat, combine the water and sugar. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pot from the stove and transfer to the fridge to chill.
2. Add the lemon juice, cranberry juice and ginger ale to the syrup. Stir gently.
3. Add the lemon slices and keep refrigerated until needed.

Whether you’re spending the day by the pool or heading out to a braai, these green melon cocktails make delicious summer drinks!

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With fresh ingredients and herbs, this delicious classic mojito cocktail with rhubarb syrup is as delicious as it is pretty!

MAKES 1 // COOKING TIME 25 min

INGREDIENTS
For the rhubarb syrup (makes approximately 1 cup)
2 cups chopped rhubarb
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
For the mojito cocktail
3 mint leaves
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp white rum
1–2 tbsp rhubarb syrup
½ cup crushed ice
200 ml soda water
To serve
1 rhubarb ribbon
1 sprig mint
1 slice lime

METHOD
For the rhubarb syrup
1. Place the rhubarb, water and sugar in a pot over medium heat. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the sugar has dissolved and the rhubarb becomes soft.
2. Mash the rhubarb with a potato masher, then strain the mixture through a sieve. Discard the pulp and allow the syrup to cool.
For the mojito cocktail
1. Place the mint leaves and lime juice in a glass and crush to release the flavour of the mint.
2. Add the rum and rhubarb syrup and stir to combine.
3. Add the ice and top off with soda water.
To serve
1. Garnish the mojito with a ribbon of rhubarb, a sprig of mint and a slice of lime.

Recipe & styling: Kate Turner
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

Save this refreshing watermelon mojito for all your summer festivities.

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There isn’t too much time left for fun summer picnics. Let this gooseberry lemonade inspire you to prepare a delicious spread.

MAKES 1.8 L // COOKING TIME 20 min

INGREDIENTS
For the gooseberry lemonade
4 lemons, juiced
4 tbsp honey
⅔  cup gooseberries
8 mint sprigs
To serve
1.5 L sparkling water
3 cup gooseberries
1 lemon, sliced

METHOD
For the gooseberry lemonade
1. Blend the lemon juice, honey and gooseberries until smooth.
2. Push the mixture through a sieve, reserving only the liquid.
3. Stir through the mint and refrigerate until needed.
To serve
1. Mix the lemonade (about 1½ cups) with the sparkling water. Pour into glasses filled with ice and top with extra gooseberries and a slice of lemon.

Recipe & styling: Kate Turner
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

Can’t get enough of the summer fruit? Add these gooseberry toasties to your picnic menu.

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The height of summer is almost upon us and, as always, we are dreaming of a poolside glass (or three) of chilled Haute Cabrière. Now I’m a real Tranquille fan (if you haven’t spent much time with a bottle of this blush white, you need to), so I didn’t think much could really beat a chilled glass of this on a balmy day.

But, alas, I ate my words. Or should I say, I ate and then drank my words. Because this season, we just might have found something better… Ladies and Gentlemen, may we introduce to you the frozen boozy treat we didn’t know we were waiting for: wine popsicles!

Pierre Jourdan Wine Popsicles, or PJ Pops, as they have fondly been dubbed, are the country’s first home-grown wine popsicle to swoop on to the shelves and into our shopping bags. Conceptualised by JML Consulting, these popsicles have transformed your favourite glass of vino into a playful icy delight.

The pops come in two different flavours; one infused with Pierre Jourdan Brut, a Cap Classique, and the other made with the delicious, rose-tinted Pierre Jourdan Tranquille. Both wines are produced by the acclaimed Franschhoek cellar Pierre Jourdan, at Haute Cabrière.

They are both gorgeously light, easy to devour and insanely refreshing. But we could have expected that, really. What I truly appreciated was the way sucking on an ice lolly instantly catapults you back to your childhood, to the days when you would sit in the park or the beach nursing an orange or mango or berry ice lolly. It’s a delightful feeling. Or maybe that was the wine talking…

These adults-only frozen treats are also vegan-friendly, crafted using all-natural ingredients that make for delicate flavours and beautiful fruity notes. These lollies are the perfect addition to summer braais, garden picnics or afternoons spent lazing on the beach.

So the only question now is: red, white or iced?

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