The current challenge at
Catered Crop is Summer Lovin'. Here's my problem. I do
not love summer. I truly hate being hot and Colorado just seems to get hotter and hotter every summer. Older homes, like mine, weren't even built with central air. We did add a swamp cooler - but swamp coolers rely on dry air and the storm clouds seem to come in every day just to raise the humidity and make me miserable. So I just can't get away from the heat! (Of course, those of you who live in Colorado are shaking your heads right because we have actually had a couple of wonderfully cool days in a row!!)
So Summer Lovin' challenges are always a problem for me. My inspiration this week comes from my children's complaints!!?? I have a frozen drink that I make a batch of at the beginning of each summer and my kids have just reminded me that I forgot this year. It's a fruity frozen slush drink that does include lemonade. There is nothing redeeming about it - as it begins with a sugar syrup (not only not healthy but it also takes forever to get the sticky remnants out of the kitchen each time a drink is made!) This whole discussion put summer drinks into my mind and, while my frozen drink isn't lemonade, what is more representative of summer than a frosty glass of lemonade!
I also used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. I used it exactly as is because I loved the fresh, clean and open look for my summery card.
I've had my frozen slush drink recipe for 40 years. I got it from a family friend when I was just a child and typically make a batch every summer. If you are not concerned about the sugar - nor the mess - here's how you do it...
4 cups sugar6 cups water46 ounces pineapple juice24 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed12 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed5 bananas, mashed6 bottles ginger ale
Measure sugar and water into saucepan. Heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Refrigerate until cold.
Mix chilled mixture with pineapple juice, OJ, lemonade concentrate and mashed bananas. Pour into 5 1-quart containers, cover, label, and freeze.
At serving time, half fill glasses with ginger ale; spoon in frozen mixture to fill. Stir. Enjoy!
- Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps Lemon Squeezy
- Paper: Simple Stores I {Heart} Summer 6x6
- Ink: Memento black, copics
- Accessories: Avery Elle sequins, Papertrey Ink tag die, The Twinery Caribbean Twine, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
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