Brazilian Limeade

Jacquelynn Sokol, from the kitchen of Katie Lowder.

2 limes
1/2 cup sugar
3 T. sweetened condensed milk
3 cups water
ice

1. Wash limes. Cut off ends and slice into 8 wedges. Place limes in a blender with sugar, condensed milk, water and ice.
2. Blend in an electric blender. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove rinds. Serve over ice. Enjoy!

( I strain it with just the lime and water and then add the other ingredients and blend it again.)

Orange Julius

Hayley Sokol Bahr

This recipe is from my Jr. high TLC class, 1999, Ms. Erickson.

1/3 c. orange juice concentrate

1/2 c. milk

1/2 c. water

1/4 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

5-6 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth and frothy.

Makes 2 small drinks.

Hot Spiced Cranberry Punch

Mrs. Phelps, Karen’s high school home economics teacher, 1968.

Tie in a cheesecloth bag:

2 tsp. nutmeg

2 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. allspice

Steep the spices in 20 cups of water for 20 minutes. Remove bag of spices and add:

6 c. sugar

4 c. orange juice

2 c. lemonade

1 gallon cranberry juice cocktail

12 c. hot water

Serve piping hot.

Serves 35, they all will want the recipe.

Home Made Root Beer Dry Ice Method

Karen Sokol

Bob made this for people in Brazil on his mission. He requested root beer extract sent to him a few times. Bob and his friends made it on many occasions during high school and at BYU too.

1 bottle root beer extract

5 pounds sugar

5 gallons water

5 pounds dry ice

Mix water, sugar and extract in a large cooler or jug. Add dry ice--DO NOT COVER! Let it brew for about 20 minutes. Enjoy.

Fruit Slush

Karen Sokol, from the kitchen of Diane Mangum, friend and neighbor in the 4th Ward.

3 c. water

1½ c. sugar

1-32 oz. can apricot nectar

or use 1- 6 oz. can frozen lemonade and 1-6 oz. can frozen orange juice

2 pkgs. frozen strawberries

2 bananas, finely diced

1-20 oz. can crushed pineapple

Heat sugar and water until completely dissolved. Cool. Add all other ingredients. Freeze. Stir in enough 7-Up to make slush.

Pink Punch

Karen Sokol

2 packages Kool-Aid pink lemonade

2 c. sugar

4 quarts water

2 cans (12 oz. each) or about half of a 2 liter bottle Sprite

Mix Kool-Aid and sugar. Add water, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour into punch bowl, and add Sprite slowly. Adjust amount according to taste.

Christmas Hot Punch

Karen Sokol

When I was a freshman living at Tingey Hall in 1971, we visited Elder and Sister Robert L. Simpson in their home at Christmas time. They served Christmas cookies and this punch to all 70 of us. After visiting them, we went to Temple Square to see the lights.

5 quarts water

3 c. sugar

18 whole cloves

3 cinnamon sticks

Bring all ingredients to a gentle boil; simmer for 15 minutes. Strain to remove whole spices.

Add 1 can frozen orange juice and 1 can lemonade.