Summer Recipes
by Rose Alstien
Quick Milkshake for 1
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 drops vanilla extract
- ice
1. Put the milk, sugar, and vanilla into a small Ziploc bag.
2. Place the small bag into a larger Ziploc bag filled with ice.
3. Shake for about 5 minutes, take out the small bag, and enjoy!
OR
1. Pour milk, sugar, vanilla, and 4 ice cubes into a blender.
2. Blend for about 30 seconds, and enjoy.
Lemon Sorbet for 8 (half-cup servings)
Ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- You will also need an ice cream maker.
1.Combine sugar and water in saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2.Reduce heat to low and simmer until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly.
3.Cool completely (overnight in refrigerator, or 1/2 hour in ice bath).
4. Add lemon juice and zest when cool.
5. Pour full mixture into the ice cream maker, turn the machine on, and mix for 25-30 minutes until thick.
6. If you want, place the sorbet in the freezer for about 2 hours until it is firm. Enjoy!
This recipe can be used with any citrus fruit. Just substitute the other fruit's juice and zest.