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What is your favorite summer drink? Mine is cold water with a slight twist of lemon or lime. And your's ? (Original Post) debm55 Yesterday OP
Unsweetened iced tea with lemon. Ritabert Yesterday #1
Thank you very much, Ritabert. It sounds great. debm55 23 hrs ago #10
Unsweetened iced tea. johnp3907 Yesterday #2
Thank you very much, johnp3907. I can't do decaf, either. debm55 23 hrs ago #11
Just grabbed a case of Fresca at CVS while picking up a prescription. johnp3907 23 hrs ago #13
Thank you very much for sharing johnp3907, Enjoy. debm55 21 hrs ago #18
Cold water with ice. When it's really hot, nothing wnylib Yesterday #3
HAHAHHAHHHAHAh. Thank you very much, wnylib. Love it. debm55 23 hrs ago #12
Pine needle sprite EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #4
Thank you very much EYESORE 9001 for sharing. I have never heard of this before. Might give it a try. debm55 21 hrs ago #19
Homemade iced tea with lemon johnnyfins Yesterday #5
HAHAHHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you very much johnnyfins. I don't drink because of my meds, but it sounds really good. debm55 21 hrs ago #20
Undiluted Arabic coffee fresh out of the carafe is my all season favorite drink Niagara Yesterday #6
Hi, Niagara. Thank you for sharing. Your selections are great. Enjoy. debm55 21 hrs ago #17
Green iced tea with honey and ginseng. lpbk2713 Yesterday #7
Terrific, Ipbk2713. I am going to give it a try. debm55 23 hrs ago #16
cucumber water over ice gladium et scutum Yesterday #8
Oh that sounds great. gladium et scutum. I will have to try. debm55 23 hrs ago #15
Iced mint green tea Grim Chieftain 23 hrs ago #9
Yum. Thank you Grim Chieftain. Enjoy. debm55 23 hrs ago #14
a pitcher of cold sangria in the refrigerator jgo 18 hrs ago #21
Thank you very much for sharing, jgo. That sounds very good and easy to make. debm55 8 hrs ago #23
One of the flavored Poland Spring carbonated water products; if alcohol is involved, a Pim's cup with Pim's #1. NNadir 17 hrs ago #22
Thank you very much for sharing with us, NNadir. Sounds very good. debm55 8 hrs ago #24

johnp3907

(4,397 posts)
13. Just grabbed a case of Fresca at CVS while picking up a prescription.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 05:53 PM
23 hrs ago

It’s going down nicely on this 82 degree day!

wnylib

(26,998 posts)
3. Cold water with ice. When it's really hot, nothing
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:19 PM
Yesterday

works better for me than simple iced water.

It's versatile, too. You can hold the glass or mug against your inner wrists to cool them off. Or, after sipping enough to cool you off inside, you can pour the rest over your head to cool off on the outside.

Second choice would be a thick chocolate milkshake. But I do not recommend pouring it on your head.

EYESORE 9001

(30,046 posts)
4. Pine needle sprite
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:20 PM
Yesterday

And, yes, the name predates the ‘diabetes water’ sold by Coca Cola.

Ingredients
2 cup pine needles, woody ends removed
4 tablespoons sugar
2½ cups water (use bottled or filtered water)
Instructions
Put the needles and sugar in a glass jar or bottle and fill up with water.
Add the lid and gently shake the jar so the ingredients are evenly distributed.
Put the bottle on a windowsill with direct sunlight (or indirect sunlight during summer). From here on, do NOT shake the bottle at any time, or it may explode.
Wait THREE days. Then, open the bottle. Again, do NOT shake it. Strain out the pine needles.
Pour liquid over a cup of ice! Squeeze in some lemon slices, perhaps some mint leaves, and enjoy!

https://www.almanac.com/recipe/make-pine-needle-soda-natural-sprite
Haven’t thought about this in awhile. Maybe the grandkids will like it

debm55

(62,758 posts)
19. Thank you very much EYESORE 9001 for sharing. I have never heard of this before. Might give it a try.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 08:06 PM
21 hrs ago

johnnyfins

(4,195 posts)
5. Homemade iced tea with lemon
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 02:43 PM
Yesterday

But there is nothing like an ice cold, Miller High Life. Has to be in a bottle!!!!

debm55

(62,758 posts)
20. HAHAHHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you very much johnnyfins. I don't drink because of my meds, but it sounds really good.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 08:08 PM
21 hrs ago

Niagara

(12,494 posts)
6. Undiluted Arabic coffee fresh out of the carafe is my all season favorite drink
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 03:01 PM
Yesterday

I consume Tops brand of bottled water at room temperature too but most likely I don't consume enough.

Sometimes I consume water with a lemon wedge but not cold water.


lpbk2713

(43,323 posts)
7. Green iced tea with honey and ginseng.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 03:06 PM
Yesterday


Tastes good and does a good job of quenching my thirst.

jgo

(1,042 posts)
21. a pitcher of cold sangria in the refrigerator
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 10:37 PM
18 hrs ago

made with alcohol free red wine, and cut up oranges and limes left to infuse.
this is one recipe where alcohol free wine, which on its own may not be that drinkable, works fine.

NNadir

(38,959 posts)
22. One of the flavored Poland Spring carbonated water products; if alcohol is involved, a Pim's cup with Pim's #1.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:58 PM
17 hrs ago

My wife saw "Pims cup" in a movie somewhere, and decided to make one.

We don't drink alcohol often, but it's an interesting summer drink.

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