Party Slush

This is an alcoholic slush my mother has made for many years. She uses 5 cups of water and boils in a saucepan for 1 minute. She then adds 1 1/2 cups sugar or 3/4 cup splenda. Next she adds one 12 oz frozen lemonade unsweetened, one 12oz can frozen OJ unsweetened concentrate, 2 cups unsweetened grapefruit juice, and 2 1/2 cups vodka or gin. She mixes all the ingredients together and freezes to a slush. She reminds me to stir often during the freezing process to keep the slush from crystalizing. To serve, fill a glass 3/4 full with slush and add 7-up.

I don't have gin or vodka on hand so I am experimenting with this recipe a little bit. I do have a small bottle of Jose Quervo leftover from when I made Rachel Ray's Tequila Chicken recipe. I think I will substitute that instead of the gin or vodka.

I microwaved 2 1/2 cups water to boiling (5 minutes) and added 3/4 cup splenda. I couldn't find any unsweetened lemonade concentrate at the grocery store here in town, so I substituted lemon juice from concentrate (1 cup). I still included the whole container of frozen OJ concentrate, all 12 oz and only 1 cup of unsweetened grapefruit juice. I also added 1 15oz can of crushed pineapple and poured in approximately 1 cup of Jose Quervo (all that was leftover from the Tequila Chicken recipe) and put in the freezer. I hope it turns out!

New Year's Eve NA Party Slush

This is a non-alcoholic new year's eve treat that I can remember served by mother since I was a little girl. This year, I am going to try tweaking the recipe and modifying the sugar amount to make a healthier alternative.

Ingredients:
2 3oz packages of red jello
5 1/2 cups of water
2 1/2 cups sugar or 1 1/2 cups splenda
2 1/2 cups boiling water
3/4 of a 24oz bottle of real lemon juice
1 small can of unsweetened grapefruit juice

Dissolve together red jello and 5 1/2 cups of water. Then dissolve sugar in boiling water. Mix together jello and sugar mixture and add remaining ingredients. Freeze in an ice cream bucket, stir every hour or so to prevent ice crystals. To serve, fill 1/2 a glass with slush mixture and mix with 7-up or sprite.