Shandy recipe

We discovered shandy when visiting the Netherlands years ago. They make it with lemonade instead of ginger ale. Our adaptation is 1 can beer to 2 or 3 cans lemonade. Served with ice, it makes for a quick, inexpensive, and delicious light summertime punch!

My English neighbors use 1/2 ale, 1/2 "lemonade", but I learned that what they call "lemonade" is actually 7-up. It's a nice light drink.

I'm not a real beer drinker, but I enjoy the shandy with their wonderful home cooked fish and chips meal, with buttered white bread, and mushy peas!

The best and perhaps original recipe is 1/2 Schweppes lemonade (poured first), 1/2 Stella Artois Premium 5% Lager beer, which we enjoy on our visits to the U.K.

Sadly, the Scheppes lemonade is not available in the U.S., and other substitutes do not result in a comparable taste.