Orange Party Slush

I've mentioned before how much a fun drink can add to a party...Here's a great one for any summer get-together!

Orange Party Slush

3 cups warm water

2 cups sugar

3 ripe bananas, sliced

1 large can (46oz) pineapple juice

1 1/2 cups orange juice

1/4 cup lemon juice

3 liters gingerale

orange and cherries, optional

1. In a food processor or blender, blend water sugar and bananas until smooth. Pour into large container.

2. Add pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Mix well.

3. Freeze, stirring occasionally until slushy.

4. Add ginger ale when ready to serve. Add to the presentation by floating oranges and/or cherries on top.

Green Party Punch

Hosted a little get-together for a dear friend's birthday. Of course, we had to have something fun to drink...(kind of my favorite part of entertaining...) This particular drink is fun for spring, summer or winter holidays. In the spring, I serve it with limes floating, in the summer, with limes and cherries and in the winter, limes and cranberries...Very festive!

Green Party Punch

2 (3 oz packages) lime Jell-O

1 quart hot water

1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice

2 (12 oz ) cans frozen orange juice, thawed

2 cups white sugar

4 1/2 cups cold water

2 liters ginger ale

limes, cherries or cranberries for floating, optional

In large saucepan, dissolve Jell-O in water (1 qt). Cool. Pour into large punchbowl, stir in pineapple juice, OJ concentrate, sugar and 4 1/2 cups cold water. Pour in ginger ale just before serving.

Aunt June's Frape

One of my favorite parts of a get-together is a fun beverage in a cute jar or punch bowl. It adds color to your presentation and tastes yummy! One of my all time faves is this ice cream drink that was introduced to us by some dear family friends. For the shower, I used pineapple sherbet and added some yellow food coloring so that it stood out as the centerpiece of my food table. My other personal favorite is raspberry sherbet.

Aunt June's Frape

(Kathie Lee)

12 oz. orange juice concentrate

12 oz. lemonade concentrate

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream

1/2 gallon sherbet ice cream

8 cups water

Mix with potato masher

Return to freezer

Leave 1-2 hours

Add 2 liter Sprite when serving and mix.