Sweet and Snappy Cherry Drinks: The Ultimate Guide to Cherry Cocktails and Non-Alcoholic Beverages [Paperback]

Lori Hall Steele (Author), Russel Reiten PhD (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

The delightful tastes and diverse applications of the cherry are unlocked in this recipe book and nutrition guide. Recipes for 139 cocktails, 65 nonalcoholic beverages, and drinks for special occasions are provided along with information on why antioxidants—active ingredients within the cherry—are thought to ease hangovers, migraines, and arthritis pains. Readers will rediscover the fruit that can be as innocently mixed as a Shirley Temple and as powerfully affirmed as a Manhattan.

Editorial Reviews

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"... a vibrant and creative ... entertaining and informative collection of drinks." -- Helen Milliken, Michigan's former First Lady

"It's hard to fathom the humble cherry fraternizing amid these exotic, vivacious drinks, but Steele has done it." -- Author Bob Sloan, "Dad's Own Cookbook," "Great Burgers"

"What fun to offer your friends a delicious drink that they've never enjoyed before!" -- Author Edith Gilbert, "The Complete Wedding Planner," "Easy Entertaining"

About the Author

Lori Hall Steele is a journalist and Detroit Free Press contributor who has written about Michigan's cherry industry since the early 1990s. She lives in Traverse City, Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Eighth Sea Books (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097495490X
• ISBN-13: 978-0974954905
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,810,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > General

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cherries are Fun!, October 6, 2006

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Jane Boursaw (Traverse City, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet and Snappy Cherry Drinks: The Ultimate Guide to Cherry Cocktails and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Paperback)

This book is so much fun! Having grown up on a cherry farm, I had no idea there were so many different cherry drinks! I love that Lori Hall Steele has included both cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages, so both kids and adults can enjoy the "fruits" of this book.

The book also includes fun cherry facts, myths and history, interspersed between the recipes. And if you've listened to the news in recent years, you know that cherries are not only delicious, they're also healthy for you, as noted in the book's intro.

If you're looking to spice up your palate with some fun, flavorful, and healthy beverages -- and who isn't?! -- you MUST get this book! -- Jane Louise Boursaw

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipes include 65 alcohol free-drinks and 139 cocktails, November 11, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet and Snappy Cherry Drinks: The Ultimate Guide to Cherry Cocktails and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Paperback)

Award-winning journalist Lori Hall Steele, who has covered Michigan's cherry industry since the early 1990s, presents Sweet & Snappy Cherry Drinks, a delicious recipe guide of cherry-juice concoctions. Recipes include 65 alcohol free-drinks and 139 cocktails and mixed drinks, and drinks for special occasions and tonics that take full advantage of cherries' natural pain relievers and oxidents. Sweet & Snappy Cherry Drinks is a superb and enthusiastically recommended anthology of specialized beverages for anyone looking to enjoy the taste, health benefits, and pure zest of cherry juice in a wide variety of ways.