On 8/7/2012 2:28 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Aug 7, 4:42 pm, dsi1 > wrote:
>> On 8/7/2012 11:53 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
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>>> It makes hot soup because the blades create enough friction to warm up
>>> whatever you put in the blender.
>>
>> Heating food up through friction is a cool idea. I found a recipe for
>> broccoli cheese soup on the Vitamix site - will try it. I suspect you
>> can do this on a regular blender too except that the motor would
>> overheat if left on high for 5-7 minutes.
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>>> It freezes because it pulverizes the ice you use in your
>>> recipe....Ice....pulverization......frozen stuff.
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>> There's a recipe for ice cream on the Vitamix site that's made with milk
>> and ice cubes. That don't sound so hot.
>
> When she craved sweets, my mother the perpetual dieter would make a
> pseudo milkshake out of skim milk, diet root beer, and ice cubes. The
> Osterizer was up to the challenge of shattering the ice cubes.
>

That's a heck of a milkshake. I can't imagine what that would be like -
sounds like water and air. She must have been a lightweight. Hopefully,
she had more substantial fare during the day.