FollowOnline - December 31, 2009
The Sipping Point
The Liquid Muse's Kiddie Cocktail Recipe
He can’t stay up ’til midnight, isn’t allowed to play with poppers, and won’t get any bubbly (not the good kind). Don’t let your mini reveler miss all the fun. Whip up a kid-friendly concoction created by mixologist Natalie Bovis-Nelsen (a.k.a. The Liquid Muse).
DailyCandy Kiddie Cocktail
Ingredients
1½ oz. pineapple juice
3 oz. guava juice
½ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 oz. club soda
½ oz. grenadine
Pop Rocks (or colored sugar)
1. Hold a champagne flute upside down.
2. Rub the rim with a piece of lime to moisten, then dip it in a small plate filled with Pop Rocks so that they stick to the rim of the glass. Set aside.
3. Pour juices into a cocktail shaker, fill with ice, shake.
4. Gently strain into the candy-rimmed glass. Top with club soda.
5. Slowly pour in grenadine so that it settles toward the bottom of the glass, creating a slightly layered effect.
Cheers!
Looking for more nonalcoholic cocktail options? Natalie Bovis-Nelsen’s recipe book, Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be, is available online at amazon.com.
Photo: _FXR / Flickr
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Posted by Lemonhouse153 on Dec 31, 2009 7:07:10 PM
okay, now let's hear from someone else besides all of the family members and friends that were solicited on FACEBOOK!!
Posted by DistrictChatter on Dec 31, 2009 5:23:59 PM
Ummm... great drink idea! I have news for the peeps that think non-alcoholic drinks caused anyone's addiction. Societal issues and influences from friends and family contribute to this. There is also the genetic debate. However, poor parenting may or may not contribute to addiction and unacceptable behaviors. Especially, when those parents choose to blame NON-ALCOHOLIC drinks for their kids addictions. If this is true, I need to go yell at Diet Coke for making me fat. Great recipe Liquid Muse!
Posted by shelleycohen on Dec 31, 2009 2:46:53 PM
Wow, just signed on to daily candy kids because another mom told me about the fun cocktail for kids. I was a bit surprised to see all of the fuss over the 'kiddie cocktail' and felt compelled to write. I grew up in a family with a sister who had addictions. She has since overcome her addictions and leads a productive life. In discussing with her 'why' and 'how', especially since we grew up in a house where alcohol was practically non-existent, she noted that peer pressure, availability, and lack oversight were her issues. While, it is easy to blame kiddie cocktails, I think there are so many other factors that play into addictions.
Posted by ChrisMilligan on Dec 31, 2009 12:59:49 PM
Lizas Yeah I know a few alcoholics and addicts( a friend of mine died on dec 23rd of it) and I am a Adulty Child of an Alcoholic. And as I hate to burst your bubble here, but addiction and alcoholism is not the fault of the liquor industry or college system. It is not becasue kids get specially made drinks like Shirley Temples. It is not from parenting or sociall influence. It is not from peer pressure. Alcoholism and addiction is a genetic disease. Period. Like my parent and my brother, had they not found alcohol they would have found something else like drugs, gamblng, sex, or shopping. Addiction comes out if the gene exists and there is NOTHING that anyone can do except learn to live with this very serious and life threatening disease, like any other life threatening disease. I hope you can find it in your heart and with your Higher Power to open yourself to the fact that there is no fault in the world or anywhere that this happened to your daughter. I am truly sorry that she has this horrible disease, and I am for all who live with it. But please do not place blame where there should not be.
Posted by UBCLisa on Dec 31, 2009 12:58:32 PM
Sorry to disagree with you - the parent should take the responsibility of whether or not to serve anyone - adult or child. It is your option on how you present this drink to your children. I own a beverage distribution company, my husband is a bartender and we have a full bar in our home and...neither of my children are alcoholics. Its called parenting, education and respect. Oh and my husband smokes and my children don't. Stop trying to blame an industry that is purely self-choice - no one in the industry forced you to drink anything.
Posted by Lemonhouse153 on Dec 31, 2009 12:37:38 PM
Miss Bovis, It is not the cute little drink that is the problem, it is the INSINUATION that it is a cocktail just like Mommy and Daddy get. Kids want to be like us. If they see us drinking out of a fancy glass, they want to do the same. When my husband used to smoke, my son picked up a pencil one day and was sucking on it and blowing out like his daddy. Will the pencil lead him to want to smoke someday?? NO, but wanting to be like his dad and seeing his mentor do it certainly raises his chances. I have seen little 12 year old girls want to drink out of champagne flutes and toast their glasses like mommy and daddy. So, don't act so surprised and innocent. You are about the advertisement and who you can appeal to, to SELL your product. Take some responsibility.
Posted by UBCLisa on Dec 31, 2009 12:29:05 PM
WOW - does this mean I can use the liquor industry for all of my failures in parenthood? Cool! Where do I sign up??? Liza, you need to get a reality check here. Blaming the industry and Natalie for her kiddie cocktail for the holiday is just plain silly. The USA is the only country that bans our children from drinking until they are 21 - does this mean that the rest of the world has created a mass collection of alcholics? Ironically isn't amazing that our children can't have this so-called "drug" but they can vote for the people who run this country and defend it with guns? Perhaps your new year's resolution should be to own up to your mistakes in parenting and stop blaming others?
Posted by alisoncsmith on Dec 31, 2009 12:26:18 PM
I wonder if there would be such an issue if this were simply called something other than a cocktail. I'm fairly certain my cousin's 9yo son, who in Europe goes to have a "cocktail" with his mom (but gets turned away from the bar at a high-end NYC hotel), or my 2.5yo daughter, who spends the afternoon watching football with us at an Irish pub in DC, is not going to end up drinking "adult" cocktails just because we exposed them or offered them fun juice drinks in an interesting glass. It absolutely comes down to parenting - and personality/psychology (depending on your perspective) regarding addictive personalities. Congrats, Daily Candy Kids and The Liquid Muse for publishing...
Posted by septemberinmaui on Dec 31, 2009 12:07:27 PM
What about Shirley Temples and Arnold Palmers? Should we outlaw these too? Get off the computer and back to parenting.
Posted by selenawrites on Dec 31, 2009 12:00:43 PM
Sugar and coffee are drugs too, should they be regulated as well? At some point people have to be responsible for their own behavior and stop blaming "the culture" for their inability to balance right and wrong. I think it's harmless for kids to drink punch and nonalcoholic cocktails--having one or two drinks is part of the tradition of celebration, better to expose them to it that way and not as something bad to be ashamed of. I'm sure many adults appreciate having nonalcoholic choices at parties too. Honestly, I would be more worried about kids getting into the medicine cabinet than the liquor cabinet. Have a safe and happy new year!
Posted by bware on Dec 31, 2009 11:57:32 AM
Lizas, I'm sorry about your daughter's situation, but c'mon!?! Fruit juice as the new gateway drug? Gimme a break. Fun drinks for kids don't make them alcoholics. And removing fun from life doesn't make life "safer". I'm kinda glad there are fun and cool alternatives to alcohol for minors and those who choose not to drink.
Posted by highway on Dec 31, 2009 11:55:15 AM
It sounds like someone is making excuses for bad parenting to me. Not everyone who loves cocktails is an alcoholic. Making a fun and unique drink for your kids doesn't make them into alcoholics. It's about teaching them self-respect and responsibility, not making excuses.
Posted by TheLiquidMuse on Dec 31, 2009 11:53:52 AM
NONalcoholic drinks - healthy juices in fancy glassware - are festive options for party goers of all ages. Whether sharing a Shirley Temple with someone under 21, or clinking liquorless Preggatinis(TM) at a baby shower, the emphasis is on sipping something colorful, healthful and fun - rather than intoxicating - thereby highlighting responsible beverage choices. Many thanks to Daily Candy for this "mocktail" feature, and Daily Candy readers get a 10% discount when they order a signed copy of Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-To-Be at www.TheLiquidMuse.com and enter "Daily Candy" as the coupon code. Happy New Year to all!
Posted by SummerRain on Dec 31, 2009 11:51:25 AM
I grew up drinking Kiddie Cocktails (My dad was a bartender). Now, I only drink on special occasions (my wedding, a glass of champagne on the New Year). You can't blame kiddie cocktails, the liquor industry, or anyone else. The only difference between drinking at colleges now and 50 years ago is that there are just more pics of the "buffoonery" on the Internet. Just look at, I don't know, EVERY SINGLE MOVIE ABOUT COLLEGE EVER MADE. Nothing beats teaching moderation. Nothing beats good parenting. Even then, your adult children still have to make their own choices and may make the wrong ones. The only thing it's time to stop being "cute" about is blaming the industry or society for someone's own choices or acting like a victim of some alcohol Illuminati. Spirits companies are OUT TO GET YOU DRUNK. Knowing this, it shouldn't be a problem to handle their message or to teach any kid about how to handle spirits. All that being said, this drink looks yummy and I may have it instead of my champagne tonight! I love the addition of Pop Rocks!
Posted by Lizas on Dec 31, 2009 9:53:47 AM
My daughter used to love kiddie cocktails. Just like the grown up alcoholics. Now she is in long term treatment. It's time for America to stop being cute about alcohol and realize it is a lethal addictive substance. Chances are you or someone you know is an alcoholic. Many many families have been pulled apart by this powerful demolishing drug. The liquor industry not withstanding, let's become aware together, and stop treating drinking as if it is a sport, that children can be exposed to without doing them harm in the long run. Let's insist that our colleges and Universities get sensible about making liquor available to kids underage. Their potential is being trivialized by an addictive culture, and the practice of condoning buffoonery.
Posted by thnkhotpnk on Dec 31, 2009 9:27:42 PM
Addiction is a trait. You could be addicted to ANYTHING. Too much of anything is bad because there is no balance. I had my first Shirley Temple when I was 18. I loved it! I had no interest in alcoholic drinks because I was taught that it was illegal for me to drink. I teach my kids the same thing. When New Year's rolls around I get them Sparkling Grape Juice because they shouldn't NOT ring in the new year just because they are under age. I barely drink now so those Shirley Temples didn't make me an alcoholic. I do feel sorry for those who need help and don't know how to get it. I feel sorry for those who have to watch as their loved ones get lost. I have two sons who are 18. One drinks the other doesn't. It comes down to the friends they hung out with. We taught them the same values but my step son didn't live with us for many years so he hung out with a different crowd. I love them both, pray for them both but know and understand that they are going to make their own decisions whether I agree with them or not. Good luck and raise your glasses...with or without alcohol in them!