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Watermelon Wine Chiller (pareve)
serves 4 - 6

4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
juice of 1 lime
1/3 cup ginger marmalade*
6 large mint leaves
2 tablespoons warm honey or to taste
2 –3 cups chilled sparkling wine

* or 1/3 cup apricot preserves and 2 tablespoons chopped candied ginger.

In blender or food processor, puree the watermelon with lime juice, ginger marmalade, and mint leaves. Sweeten with honey to taste.* Divide in tall glasses. Top off with sparkling wine. Stir. Serve at once.

*Watermelon mixture may be chilled until needed.

approx. nutrients per serving: calories – 246 protein – 1g carbohydrates – 38g

fat – 1g cholesterol – 1mg sodium – 22mg

This recipe from the article Cool, Iced and Slushy

Ethel G. Hofman has more than 20 years of experience in the kosher food and wine industry. She is a past president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and is food editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times and Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. She can be reached for consulting at: www.kosherfoodconsultants.com

You can get Her cookbook: Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home through amazon.com and bookstores. Her other cookbook: Making Food Beautiful is available directly from her. Email her at: ethelhof@aol.com

Ethel has kindly allowed us to reprint her articles and warmly invites you to use the recipes for your own personal use. Please note, any other reprint or use of her articles and recipes is not permitted. Thank you.