January 09, 2006

ThriftyFun Recipes - January 9, 2006


ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume Two, Number 4, January 9, 2006
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Crush Punch (Great for Weddings)

Ingredients

  • 46 oz. pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 oz. almond extract
  • 3 cups boiling water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 package. strawberry Jello
  • 2 quarts ginger ale

Directions

Dissolve sugar in boiling water. Cook until clear, but not syrupy. Add Jelly to water mixture. Then add pineapple juice, lemon juice and almond extract. Freeze in a coffee can or plastic container. Mix in ginger ale just before serving. Great for weddings!

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Ginger Ale (Switchel)

Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsp. cider vinegar
  • Ground ginger (sprinkled)
  • 3 tsp. (rounded) sugar

Directions

Add ingredients to a large glass. Fill large glass with cold water from the well. Stir. For fun, rinse a fresh dandelion stem with water (to remove bitter taste) and use it as a straw. (This corresponds with a drink called "switchel" which can be found in old-fashioned rural American recipe books.)

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Russian Tea Mix

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup instant tea
  • 1 cup Tang orange drink mix
  • 1/3 cup lemonade instant mix
  • 1/4 tsp. cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

Mix ingredients together and store in a jar. Add 2 tsp. and mix to hot water for 1 cup tea. You may wish to adjust amount to taste. For a cool summer drink, alter the recipe by adding mix to cold water for a larger tea party. For additional fun, invite a Russian to tea and see if he/she has ever tasted it!

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Easy, Any Color, Punch

Ingredients

  • 1/2 gal. softened sherbet (any flavor)
  • 1 (2 liter) bottle 7-Up

Directions

Gently fold 7-Up into softened sherbet. The flavor of the sherbet determines the color of the punch. Diet 7-Up may be substituted without changing the flavor. Makes it great for diabetics!

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Making Bread Pudding

I use leftover donuts, cinnamon rolls, baked goods when I make bread pudding.

Use your favorite bread pudding recipe and substitute the above for the bread it calls for. If the rolls have a lot of frosting on them, cut back a little on the sugar.

I don't have an exact recipe, and I don't measure, but this is about what I did in today's batch:

Directions

Use a large casserole dish. Put in 3 eggs, about a cup of milk, a tablespoon of honey, a shake of salt, a couple shakes of cinnamon, and a tablespoon of vanilla. Mix it all together. Break up a large cinnamon roll into bite size pieces and add to the mixture. Stir in a handful of raisins. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. Stir, then microwave on high for another 5 minutes.

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Crabmeat Dip

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1/2 lb. frozen imitation crabmeat
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp. red pepper
  • Mayonnaise (about 1/2 cup)

Directions

Mix first 5 ingredients. Add enough mayonnaise to hold together. Refrigerate. Serve with crackers.

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Dripless Popsicles

Ingredients

  • 1 package Jello
  • 1 package Kool-Aid
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 3 cups cold water

Directions

Mix together and pour into molds. Freeze and enjoy! Great for the kids!

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