Tuesday, September 16, 2008

drinks

Pineapple-Orange Slush

4 cups sugar
6 cups hot tap water
1 (6-oz) can frozen orange concentrate, undiluted
1 (6-oz) can frozen lemonade, undiluted
1 (46-oz) can pineapple juice
1 (2-liter) bottle lemon-lime soda

Stir together sugar and hot tap water. Add other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Freeze in a 5-quart plastic container (ice cream buckets work well). Thaw at room temp for about 3 hours. At serving time, add lemon-lime soda as desired. Makes 20 1-cup servings.


Spoom

1 quart lemon sherbet, softened
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (12-oz) can lemon lime soda

In a large bowl stir together sherbet and ice cream. Add soda. Mix well. Spoon into glasses and serve immediately. Makes 6 to 8 servings.


Lemon Lime slush drink

1 can (12-ounce size) frozen lemonade, thawed and undiluted
1 can (12-ounce size) frozen limeade, thawed and undiluted
6 cups crushed ice
5 cups lemon-lime soft drink, chilled (e.g., Seven-Up)
lemon sliceslime slices

Directions:
Process half of the lemonade, limeade, and ice in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Pour mixture into a 4-quart plastic container. Repeat procedure with other half. Freeze until firm. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before serving; break into chunks. Add soft drink; stir until slushy. Garnish, if desired.
serves/makes 10 cups