Apple Spritzer

Make spritzers with any fruit juice and top the drink with any sliced fresh fruit that you like. Apple spritzers are particularly tasty when drunk through a straw.

Ingredients  1 small spple  12 large ice cubes  4 cups apple juice  2 cups club soda or seltzer water  Makes: 4 drinks

Utensils Paper towels Cutting board Apple corer Utility knife Measuring cups

1. Rinse off the apple and pat it dry with a paper towel. Place the apple on the cutting board. Push the corer through the center of the apple, and discard. Using the utility knife, cut the apple in half. Place the apple halves flat side down on the cutting board and cut each one in half from end to end.

2. Put 3 ice cubes in each of 4 tall glasses. Measure and pour 1 cup apple juice and then 1/2 cup soda water into each glass. Add 1 apple quarter to each drink and serve right away.