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Fruity Milk Shake Combine in a blender: 1 1/4 cups skim milk 2 cut-up frozen bananas 1 cup chopped fresh or frozen strawberries, peaches or blueberries 1/2 cup low-fat (or fat-free) yogurt (plain) 1tbsp honey Cover and blend until smooth, adding 5 ice cubes on at a time. 4 servings Mint Tea Granita 2 quarts boiling water 4 family size tea bags 1 ½ cups sugar 12 mint sprigs 1/4 cup lemon juice Pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Stir in sugar, mint sprigs, and lemon juice; cover and steep 25 minutes. Strain and let cool to room temperature. Chill thoroughly. Pour tea mixture into three freezer trays or two 9-inch square pans, and freeze until almost firm, stirring several times during freezing process. Remove mixture from freezer 10 minutes before serving. Scrape with a fork to loosen ice crystals; spoon into serving containers. Cranberry-Apple Tea 1 cup boiling water 3 regular-sized tea bags 1 (32 oz) bottle cranberry juice cocktail, chilled 2 cups apple juice, chilled 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 ½ tbsp light corn syrup 1 lemon, sliced Pour boiling water over tea bags' cover. Let stand 5 minutes. Discard tea bags; cool tea. Combine tea and next 4 ingredients in a large pitcher; stir well. Add lemon slices, and serve over ice. Yield: 1 3/4 quarts Minted Apple Cooler 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint 1 cup sugar 1 ½ cups water 1 cup orange juice ½ cup lemon juice 4 cups apple juice Fresh mint sprigs (optional) Combine chopped fresh mint, sugar, and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes; cool. Strain syrup mixture into a large pitcher; discard mint. Add remaining juices, and stir well. Serve over ice. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired. Yield: 7 1/4 cups. Sparkling Strawberry Mimosa 2 ½ cups orange juice, chilled 1 (10 oz) pkg frozen strawberries, partially thawed 1 (26.4 oz) bottle dry champagne, chilled Whole strawberries Combine orange juice and partially thawed strawberries in container of an electric blender. Process until pureed. Pour into a pitcher. Add champagne; stir gently. Garnish each serving with a whole strawberry if desired. Sere immediately. Yield: about 8 cups Southern Sangria 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup orange juice 1 (25.4 oz) bottle sparkling red grape juice, chilled Combine first 3 ingredients in a large pitcher, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add grape juice, and gently stir to mix well. Serve over crushed ice. Yield: 5 cups. |
