Week 23 - Orange Julius

 Orange Julius

Recipe 23 of 52

Drink #2

This is a special post in memory of Sheila Ross.  Sheila, our sisters and I all belonged to a Masonic youth group called the International Order of Job's Daughters, now called Job's Daughters International. Sheila's sister and I were very, good friends in high school and have kept in touch, like many, via Facebook.  In 1991, we were all members of our state's Grand Bethel. "Bethel" means "meeting place" and local, state and the international "chapters" were called "bethels". In 1991 Sheila's sister was in charge of "ways & means" fundraising and took charge of putting together a cookbook. This recipe is from the 1991 Job's Daughters Cookbook which she put together. Sheila's name and recipe are printed with the permission of Sheila's closest living relative, her sister, Kathy. 

This recipe made a delightful, frothy drink. I made it as is, with the exception of using Stevia instead of sugar, but you could surely add some vodka or gin, to make an alcoholic version. Also, instead of the optional topping of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, I used whipped cream and added some sprinkles. To further lower the sugar, you could try using a low sugar orange juice concentrate, if you can find it. 

Ingredients:

6 oz can frozen orange juice (I used half of a 12 oz can)

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1 teaspoon vanilla

10 ice cubes (I'm sure you could use more if you want a thicker drink)

1/4 cup sugar (or powdered Stevia)

Vanilla Ice Cream (optional)

Whipped Cream (optional)

Colorful candy sprinkles (optional)

Directions:

Put all ingredients into a blender and process for 1/2 to 1 minutes or until the ice cubes are crushed. Poor into glasses and top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Sprinkles add a pretty touch. Makes 5, 8 oz servings or just use a bigger glass like I did!

Orange Julius