Ingredients

Serves 16

Traffic Light Icy Poles
450gr strawberries, washed and hulled
2 large mangos or peaches (whichever taste the best), peeled, stoned and chopped
5 large ripe kiwifruit, peeled and chopped

Watermelon Lemonade
500gr watermelon, peeled, deseeded and chopped roughly
100ml lemon juice
1 cup lemonade
Crushed ice, to serve
Mint, to serve

St Clements Cordial
3 oranges
3 lemons
1 heaped tablespoon Epsom salts
15g (½ ounce) citric acid
15g (½ ounce) tartaric acid
1¾ Kg (4 Lbs) of sugar
1¾ litres (3 pints) of boiling water

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Method

Traffic Light Icy Poles
Puree each of the fruits in a food processor until smooth and push through a fine sieve to remove seeds.
Divide the strawberry puree between icy pole moulds to one third full (you should get about 16, but this will depend on the size of your mould). Freeze until firm (about an hour).  Repeat with mango puree and then kiwifruit puree.

Kiwi fruit contains almost twice as much vitamin C as oranges. One kiwifruit supplies more than the daily adult requirement of vitamin C.
You can use the fruits I have selected or substitute your favourites. Other good ones would be raspberries, gold kiwifruit, yellow nectarines, pawpaw or oranges.

Watermelon Lemonade
Put chopped watermelon in the freezer for 30 minutes. Place all ingredients except ice in a food processor and blend until just combined.
Fill glasses with crushed ice and pour over the watermelon lemonade. Garnish with mint.

This is a really quick and easy drink, however it must be served straight away or stirred really well before serving, as the watermelon pulp will float to the top.
For an adult treat, any white spirit could be added!


St Clements Cordial
Put the sugar, acids and salts into a big basin, add the grated rind of oranges and lemons.
Squeeze the juice from the fruit and add to the basin, pour over the boiling water.
Stir well until the sugar and acid have dissolved and allow to stand, covered overnight.
The next day strain the cordial, bottle and seal.

More lemons can be used for a more refreshing flavour.