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OK, folks. Here is the Beverage category. This would include hot/cold, non-alcoholic/alcoholic beverages, shakes, juice mixtures, etc. Please mention the history of the recipe if possible.


For the recipes themselves, please specify the measurements, cooking or baking time, procedure and if possible please have photos of the finished dish. If the procedure is a little complicated, some photos of the process may be helpful as well.

Also, it might be cool if we had some people testing the recipes and letting us know how they worked out.

Thanks!

No beverages yet?

Okay, Jean, I'll get the beverage started. No photos, yet...maybe in the not too distant future. But, it's easy to visualize.


SHERBET FROSTIES


This is a very simple and quickly prepared cold beverage.


Ingredients: Sherbert ice cream - flavor of your choice. But orange sherbert seems to render the best results. A jug of generic fruit punch. This is the stuff that usually comes in a one-gallon plastic jug in the fruit juices refrigerated section.


In a tall glass, usually a 12 or 16 ounce plastic glass works best, scoop in enough sherbert to fill the glass 3/4 full. Lightly pack the sherbert. Slowly add fruit punch. If you add the fruit punch too quickly, it might bubble up and overflow the glass. Fill until the punch is within an inch of the top of the glass. Stir with a wooden spoon or ladle until thoroughly mixed...usually a couple of minutes. You should have a thick, frothy consistency, slightly less thick than a milk shake.

Yep, it's just that easy!!!

Drink straight from the glass, use a straw, or use a long spoon. It's really great on those hot, muggy summer days. Enjoy!


I learned this recipe from my best friend's wife back in the early 70s when I lived in San Antonio, Texas. They served it at their oldest daughter's 5th birthday party.

Thanks, Al. Simple yet yummy.

This was one of the first recipes I collected when Don and I got married. It was given to me by a lady named Kathy Barnes. She lived next door to us at the time. (In the 70's when platform shoes roamed the Earth and when those Orange Julius stores were all the rage.)

Orange Julius

One 16 ounce can concentrated orange juice
1 can water
1 can milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
16 ice cubes (the 1/2 moon ice maker variety)

Blend all ingredients in blender and serve immediately. Serves 6-8.

Oh, I love Orange Julius! I miss them. I wonder if this would work with frozen strawberries as well, or do you think it would need more sugar?

here's one that cools down a hot Texas summer thirst :
fresh ripe mango pureed in a blender with juice of fresh Texas oranges and a ripe banana(riper is better)shredded coconut and almond slivers and homemade vanilla ice cream, blend well and serve while cold, gauranteed to take the heat off of a horneytoad in a west Texas sandstorm

I'm sure it would work with any fruit, Ms. Jean. Fresh strawberries would be great. If it's not enough just add a bit more and hit the blend button again. I think coconut milk would taste good.

Tricia,
you bring back such fond memories! I've gotta give this to my daughter(so she can make 'em for me). The Orange Julius I mean. Al probably remembers too. That was the place to get concert tickets also. I thought there was an egg involved.

Good stuff,
John

Sounds cool and tasty, and vitaminyummy. Thanks, for posting, Gary.

Did I mention the drinks could contain alcohol.

Every year we visit the eastcoast seaside town of Ocean City MD,a beautiful place with a 3 mile boardwalk lined with hotels,shops,and amusements.There is a small bar and grill there called the"Brassballs Saloon",where my mother and I try to pay a visit each time we go.We can sit at the table overlooking the boardwalk and the ocean and people watch,while drinking these delicious (alcoholic )milkshakes.I've come up with my own recipe(still not quite as good as the ones at the Brassballs Saloon though)......

Banana Banshees (serves 4)

3 or 4 ripe bananas
8 scoops vanilla icecream
4 oz vodka
4 oz curacao
4 oz banana liquer
whipped cream

blend all ingredients in a blender,pour into 4 frosty mugs,serve with whipped cream on top(and possibly a cherry)

Imperial Russian Stout

Sounds delicious, Michelle.

LOL, Dak - but what's the recipe?

I don't have the recipe Jean, it's secret, but this year they added a bit more malt to it which should make this now a really excellent stout instead of a very good stout.
It's also 10.5% alcohol content so ya gotta go easy on it.

Orange Julius.com says there is a dairy based flavor enhancer.

http://www.orangejulius.com/downloads/OJNutritionalFacts.pdf

I remember getting these when I was young and also as a teen. (When I had my own money.) You could request an egg but had to pay more. They probably stopped that when the salmonella information came out.

Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

One 25.6 ounce box nonfat dry milk (also known as powdered milk)
2 1/2 cups Nestle Chocolate Milk mix
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup nonfat coffee creamer
1 tsp salt
**Optional: 2 tsp instant coffee (This will enhance chocolate flavor.)

Mix all together in extra large mixing bowl until well incorporated. (This should be enough to fill four 32 ounce cannisters-enough for you and 3 for Christmas gifts.) To serve heat 1 cup water and add 1/3 cup hot cocoa mix. Garnish with small marshmallows and enjoy.

Hmmm, that sounds yummy. It also sounds like something the school kids could make as gifts for their parents.

I made a ton of this and spiced tea as little gifts this year. Bought a bunch of containers from Dollar General to put it in.

I am going to suggest this to the homeroom teachers. Do you have the recipe for spiced tea as well?

I sure do. I'll PM it to you tomorrow. I tweaked the hot cocoa one some to my own liking.

I've got one.

Peel as many oranges as you can drink. Chill them first.

Put them through a Jack LaLane juicer.

Serve in pretty glasses.

I couldn't find a decent Chilli wine recipe so I came up with this a while back (which basically means throwing everything in and see how it turns out)

Chilli Wine


Makes 1 Gallon;


250ml Tinned Pineapple (blended with juice)
350g Raspberries (frozen pack)
1 Tin White Grape Concentrate
6 Cloves
2 Tablespoons dried Chillis
3 oz Root Ginger
1 Teaspoon Citric Acid

1 Cup Strong Tea
1.5 lb Raisins

2.5 lb Sugar
Yeast & Nutrient


Mince or chop the raisins, bruise the Ginger.
Put everything in a fermenting bin and add boiling water (to make up to just under a gallon).
When cooled, add the yeast & nutrient.
Cover bin with a towel and leave for a week or so, stirring daily.
Strain off into demijohn and place under airlock.

This wine has a lovely fruity taste to start with, but soon becomes very hot! The heat is in the throat rather than the mouth, so it seems the Ginger is creating more heat than the Chillis.

A fierce wine, best served in shot glasses.

Does not mellow with age.

This sounds soo good, going to try it minus the lizard/toad here, yikes.

Petra