A better copy of the refreshing coolers

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~~~~~A SUMMER OF REFRESHING COOLERS~~~~~

Non-alcholic Pina Colada ~ Ingredients: 1/3 to ½ can pineapple juice

concentrate, ½ cup milk, 1/4 cup sugar, ½ tsp coconut extract, ice and

lemon-lime soda. Place pineapple juice concentrate, milk, sugar, and extract in

blender. Fill blender with ice and pour lemon-lime soda to the top of the ice.

Blend until smooth.

Fruit Smoothie ~ Place in blender: 1 12 oz can frozen fruit juice (berry juices

are best), ½ cup nonfat milk, 1/4 cup sugar, 6 oz ginger ale and 1/4 tsp coconut

extract or ½ tsp almond extract. Fill blender the rest of the way with ice and

blend until smooth.

Mango Yogurt ~ Place in blender; 1 mango cut in pieces, 1 cup plain or vanilla

yogurt, 1 tbs sugar, and 2 ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Add milk or more ice

to thin, if desired.

Papaya Milkshake: ~ Ingredients: Chunked papaya, milk, sugar and vanilla. Place

papaya in blender and add about the same amount of milk as papaya. Add vanilla

and sugar to taste. Blend and serve immediately. For variety, add strawberries

and substitute some orange juice for some of the milk.

Strawberry-banana Shake ~ Blend orange juice, strawberries and banana with ice

in blender. Frozen strawberries or bananas or other fruits may also be used. Be

creative.

Fresh or Frozen Lemonade Drinks for larger groups.

Lemon-lime Cooler: Make a half gallon of lemonade by mixing 1 cup lemon juice

with 1 cup sugar, add water to make ½ gallon. Chill. Mix with 2-liter bottle of

chilled lemon-lime soda. Very refreshing....serves a dozen or more.

Ice Cream Punch - Place 1 cup lemon juice and 1 cup sugar in a 2 quart

container. Fill to top with water and chill. When ready to serve, spoon 2 qts

vanilla ice cream into punch bowl by tablespoons. Slowly, pour one 2-liter

bottle of lemon-lime carbonated soda down side of bowl. Stir gently.

Pineapple-lemon-lime Cooler for a large group. Use fresh lemonade mix (1 cup

lemon juice and 1 cup sugar, heated for a minute or two in microwave to dissolve

sugar) or combine 1 12 oz can frozen lemonade, 1 32 oz can pineapple juice and

two 2 liter bottles of 7-up. Pour over lots of ice.

Fancy Frozen Fruit Drink For a Crowd

1 envelope raspberry Kool Aid (unsweetened)

1 cup sugar

5 cups cold water

1 6 oz can frozen lemonade (or make your own blend)

1 10 oz package frozen whole raspberries

1 can crushed pineapple with juice

Lemon-lime or similar soda (add later)

Freeze mixture of first 7 ingredients in ice trays or in blocks (can use clean

milk cartons). Thaw partially before use and mash into slush. Then add one and a

half bottle of soda.....if you double recipe - use 3 bottles of soda.

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "