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Summertime Treat: Frozen Summer Pie

July 11, 2008 - 5:11 am Leave A Comment

1 can (6 oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate
1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
3-1/2 cups whipped topping
1 (6 oz.) graham cracker crumb crust

In large bowl beat orange juice concentrate for 30 seconds. Blend in ice cream. Fold in whipped topping. If necessary, freeze until mixture will mound. Spoon into prepared graham cracker crust. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.

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Summer Salad Recipes

May 26, 2008 - 1:52 am Leave A Comment

From Utah State University Extension, here’s 12 pages of summer salad recipes for you and your family to enjoy all summer long. :)

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Four Summer Treats For Kids

April 20, 2008 - 9:56 pm Leave A Comment

Orange Float:
4 cups orange soda
Lime or rainbow sherbet
1. Fill each glass with 1 cup of orange soda (leaving at least two inches at the top of each glass).
2. Top with two scoops of sherbet.
3. Drink with a straw.

Fruit Skewers:
Various fruits (apples, bananas, kiwis, mangos, grapes)
Skewer
Cut the fruit into bite size chunks and thread them onto skewers.

Jello Fruit:

Packet of jello
Can of fruit cocktail
Make the jello according to the instructions.
Chill it in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
Strain the fruit cocktail and fold into the jello.
Return to the fridge until fully set.

Triple Pop:
3 different colored juices
paper cups
plastic wrap
tape
popsicle sticks
Pour one of the juices into a cup until it is one- quarter full.
Put the cup in the freezer until frozen.
Pour in another kind of juice until the cup is half-full.
Tape plastic wrap over the cup and poke a popsicle stick through the plastic wrap so it touches the frozen juice.
Freeze again.
Remove from freezer and carefully peel back the plastic wrap. Pour in the last kind of juice.
Return cup to the freezer.
When it’s frozen solid, twist the cup and pull out the juice pop.

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