Patriotic Fruit Punch (continued)
Topics: Second Grade, Math, Arts and Crafts, July 4th/Independence Day
Watermelon-Citrus Punch
7 servings, ~1 cup each
- 7-1/2 cups of chopped, seedless watermelon (leftovers from our “watermelon stars” recipe work great!)
- 1 cup fresh lime juice
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 7 sprigs of fresh mint
- 7 thin slices of fresh lime
Use a blender to grind up the watermelon until it is liquid. Pour it into a large pitcher with the lime juice, water and sugar and stir to combine. Serve over ice, with a fresh sprig of mint and a slice of lime, or in a large punchbowl with ice, mint, and lime floating on top.
Did you Know:
Lemonade was actually once a “political” issue in the White House! From 1877 to 1881, our First Lady, Lucy Webb Hayes, the wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes, refused to serve alcohol in the White House. Lucy was a devoted Methodist and supporter of the Temperance (anti-alcohol) movement in the United States. Instead of alcohol, she served lemonade at White House gatherings. It was the source of a fair amount of controversy back then! To thank Lucy, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union commissioned a full length portrait of her which hung in the White House. Some of her less supportive constituents gave her the nickname “Lemonade Lucy”!
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Julie Williams, M.A. Education, taught middle and high school history and English for seventeen years. Since then, she has volunteered in elementary classrooms while raising her two sons and earning a master's in school administration. She has also been a leader in her local PTA.
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