Alcoholic granitas? Well, if I HAFTA.

PacManDreaming: FAT: "With summer produce at its peak, why buy popsicles when it's easy to whip up a batch of fun-flavored ones at home."

You'll have a fun time eating sunshine on a stick. (^)

"Or whatever turns you on!"

Uhhhhhhhhhhh....

stainedglassdoll: Ugh, what a boring fluff article. "There are lots of cold foods out there." Really?

QFT.

Great, thanks to the headline, I've got anteaters on the brain now.

Homemade is now artisanal. When they manage to change breathing to respiratory performance, they'll start charging for air.

PacManDreaming: FAT: "With summer produce at its peak, why buy popsicles when it's easy to whip up a batch of fun-flavored ones at home."

You'll have a fun time eating sunshine on a stick. (^)

I remember doing that. My brothers and I once tried to make creamcicles by freezing milk. It works much, much better with fruit juice.

Popsicle thread?



/oh yea hot

Honest Bender: Ice to meet you!

Hahahahaha! I have an unhealthy obsession with Arnold Freeze's puns.

Dear Jerk: Homemade is now artisanal. When they manage to change breathing to respiratory performance, they'll start charging for air.

Bad news... (new window)

Now in this thread; I demand recipes!!

MuToiD_MaN: Honest Bender: Ice to meet you!

Hahahahaha! I have an unhealthy obsession with Arnold Freeze's puns.

Winterize your pipes.

It's supposed to be in the mid-90s for three straight days here.

I live in freaking Ohio, you know how often we see mid 90s even ONCE during a summer?!

Yikes!

/In fact, it'll be 5 straight 90+ days... we typically see on average 6 a YEAR
//I need a pool.

I had to put socks on this morning to warm up.

/Seattle

Another article to remind us of how unhip and closed minded us Americans are . Remember back in the day when Americans were looked down upon for not drinking bottled water like the Europeans ? ( You have to be old to remember this. )

Swoop1809: I think Im going to go to the store and get mint chocolate chip Klondike bars to eat during the cup finals!

/or Graeter's icecream
//or both

get me some Graeter's too! I live 500 miles to far away to get it myself.

Making frozen strawberry and vanilla yogurt pops for lil' Gordie.

Gordie Sr. is having Ben and Jerry's.

We're hiding in the basement today, supposed to get over 90 F!!

/Denverite

An article from Chicago about frozen treats that fails to mention Italian ice...

The Gordie Howe Hat Trick: Making frozen strawberry and vanilla yogurt pops for lil' Gordie.

Gordie Sr. is having Ben and Jerry's.

We're hiding in the basement today, supposed to get over 90 F!!

/Denverite

I've been mowing the lawn and burning yard debris until about 5 minutes ago and my yard thermometer says 96. Get out there slacker.

/New Jersey. Land of 12 inch snow storms and 100 degree summers.

s1ugg0: The Gordie Howe Hat Trick: Making frozen strawberry and vanilla yogurt pops for lil' Gordie.

Gordie Sr. is having Ben and Jerry's.

We're hiding in the basement today, supposed to get over 90 F!!

/Denverite

I've been mowing the lawn and burning yard debris until about 5 minutes ago and my yard thermometer says 96. Get out there slacker.

/New Jersey. Land of 12 inch snow storms and 100 degree summers.

But I don't wanna....


I did pain the deck this morning, but that was about 0600-0830.

Swoop1809: Joosus: Swoop1809: I think Im going to go to the store and get mint chocolate chip Klondike bars to eat during the cup finals!

/or Graeter's icecream
//or both

get me some Graeter's too! I live 500 miles to far away to get it myself.

I got you some, but I eated it..

Was it a good flavor?

La Fee Verte: Now in this thread; I demand recipes!!

OK, how about a cool Mexican treat... Raspados! Here's how I do strawberry raspados.

1 lb strawberries
1 cup sugar
2 cups water

Cut the tops off the strawberries and cut them up. In a small-medium saucepan, put the sugar, the water, and half the cut up strawberries in and then heat to boiling (best to do a little slower than usual.) Once boiling, reduce heat, mash the berries into the water, and let the mixture simmer gently for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then pour into a large bowl through a strainer. After you let the strainer drip syrup into the bowl for a little bit, throw out the berry mash and put the syrup in the fridge. After it's cooled down somewhat, like an hour or more, put the other half of the berries in the syrup. You now have enough to make several strawberry raspados.

To make the raspados, you need the syrup, shaved ice (or ground up like you would for snow cones) and vanilla ice cream (optional, but highly recommended.) Fill a tall glass 3/4 of the way with the shaved ice. Then put in a nice generous scoop of ice cream. Then about 3/4 cup to a cup of the syrup with berries. Enjoy!

You can make raspados with any kind of fruit syrup you can concoct up. Ice cream is a popular add in, but some prefer a little condensed milk or even just no add in, just the syrup and ice. There's few things that will cool you down better for longer. Just one reason I love living in Tucson.

I just like walking over to the local ice cream place. 90 years old and counting.

jaytkay: I just like walking over to the local ice cream place. 90 years old and counting.

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Wow. 90 years old and still getting out and walking to the ice cream parlor. Bravo to you.