fruit cocktail

What do you do when you have children at your dinner party and you want to offer them drinks other than the usual soft drinks?

My recommendation would be to make your own fruit cocktail. Not only is this cocktail easy to make (in fact, get the children to help mix the cocktail!), it is popular with adults and children alike.

You will need equal parts of mixed fruit juice and Bundaberg lemon lime & bitters.

Slice a lemon and insert the slices into a large empty bottle. Pour equal parts of mixed fruit juice and Bundaberg lemon lime & bitters.

Replace the cap on the bottle and give the bottle a good shake. Voila! The fruit cocktail is ready to be served. To give a treat to the little ones, serve the cocktail in wine glasses.

Nowadays, whenever Da and I host dinner parties at our home and there are children among the guests, I try to involve the children in the party preparations. It could be something as simple as helping to set the table. Or, I would seek their assistance to make the cocktail drinks or to scoop the rice from the rice cooker onto the plates. It helps with bonding and the children enjoy being "Aunty Pebbles' little helper".