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Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
give you frozen eye)
Janet US

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On 5/27/2019 8:22 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
> give you frozen eye)
> Janet US
>
Use fruit or fruit juice and rum. Well, you don't need the rum but it
can be nice on a lazy day to sip in the back yard.

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>
>Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>give you frozen eye)
>Janet US

It is basically the same thing, except the boil it and let it reduce
so it is a bit more thicker, with a consistence of syrup. There is
also about twice as much sugar.

so go ahead and make your kool aid and then let it reduce over a
high-medium-hi heat until it reaches a thickness that you want. add
your shaved ice then add your syrup
Viola!
there ya go

--

____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____

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On 5/27/2019 8:37 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/27/2019 8:22 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie?Â* The recipes I find on the
>> 'Net require Kool-Aid.Â* (No! Really?)
>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes.Â* Would one of those
>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>> Kool-Aid?Â* (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>> give you frozen eye)
>> Janet US
>>
> Use fruit or fruit juice and rum.Â* Well, you don't need the rum but it
> can be nice on a lazy day to sip in the back yard.

Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.

Jill

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"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
...
>
> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
> give you frozen eye)
> Janet US

I did as a kid. We had Slushie mugs that were kept in the freezer. The
problem was, they required regular soda and we only drank diet. My parents
would buy a couple of cans of regular soda, invite the neighborhood kids
over, and we'd take turns passing the mugs around, scraping at the sides
with an iced tea spoon until we had slushies. The frozen concoctions were
divvied up into tiny paper cups for us to enjoy. I think we did this twice.
Then the mugs disappeared.

You can get Sno Cone syrup and put put it over shaved ice but it won't give
you the same texture. What you can do is to make lemonade or whatever and
shave that but... I don't know what method you are using to shave it. If
it's sticky, it could gunk up a machine. I used to freeze blocks of Crystal
Light and shave those. That worked.

But the easiest way is to get a bottle of something. I have used G Zero and
Powerade. I'm sure a sugary or HFCS sweetened drink would work as well. Just
put it in the freezer until it's not quite fully frozen. I found this out by
accident but I do it on purpose now.

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When you want fruit-flavored syrup, thaw a can of fruit-juice
concentrate.

--
Joy Beeson
joy beeson at comcast dot net

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:13:25 -0700, kaye > wrote:

>U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
>>
>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>> give you frozen eye)
>> Janet US
>>
>
>I would use the Torani flavored syrups. The other alternative would be the
>syrups they sell for the machines that make flavored sodas.

I was thinking of Torani, thx
Janet US

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 23:31:06 -0400, Joy Beeson
> wrote:

>
>
>When you want fruit-flavored syrup, thaw a can of fruit-juice
>concentrate.

excellent idea, thx
Janet US

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"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:13:25 -0700, kaye > wrote:
>
>>U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
>>>
>>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>>> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>> give you frozen eye)
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>
>>I would use the Torani flavored syrups. The other alternative would be the
>>syrups they sell for the machines that make flavored sodas.
>
> I was thinking of Torani, thx

I don't think those are concentrated enough.

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 5/27/2019 8:37 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 5/27/2019 8:22 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie?* The recipes I find on the
>>> 'Net require Kool-Aid.* (No! Really?)
>>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes.* Would one of those
>>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>> Kool-Aid?* (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>> give you frozen eye)
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Use fruit or fruit juice and rum.* Well, you don't need the rum but it
>> can be nice on a lazy day to sip in the back yard.
>
>Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
>the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
>it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
>
>Jill

The grands got me hooked on those plastic tubes that are kept in the
freezer, there are many flavors. There are also many flavors of
Italian ices at the market.

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On 5/28/2019 8:10 AM, wrote:
> On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/27/2019 8:37 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 5/27/2019 8:22 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie?Â* The recipes I find on the
>>>> 'Net require Kool-Aid.Â* (No! Really?)
>>>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes.Â* Would one of those
>>>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>>> Kool-Aid?Â* (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>>> give you frozen eye)
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> Use fruit or fruit juice and rum.Â* Well, you don't need the rum but it
>>> can be nice on a lazy day to sip in the back yard.
>>
>> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
>> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
>> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
>>
>> Jill
>
> The grands got me hooked on those plastic tubes that are kept in the
> freezer, there are many flavors. There are also many flavors of
> Italian ices at the market.
>
Those things take me back! Pop-ice or some such thing. I have some in
the second freezer and they cool the throat on a nice hot day. Not the
same thing as a slurpee/slushee drink, though.

Jill

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 19:41:03 -0500,
wrote:

> so go ahead and make your kool aid and then let it reduce over a
> high-medium-hi heat until it reaches a thickness that you want.

Why go through the bother of reducing it? Just change the recipe for the
original kool-aid to whatever sugar concentration you want.

The best slushie I ever had was a can of coke poured into an oversize mug
(about 2 can volumes) of packed fresh snow. Not sticky 0C snow, -20C powder
snow.

--
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On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> things that give you frozen eye

What is that? Is is what people also call a 'brain-freeze' headache?

--
http://mduffy.x10host.com/index.htm

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 11:27:44 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 5/28/2019 8:10 AM, wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/27/2019 8:37 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 5/27/2019 8:22 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie?* The recipes I find on the
>>>>> 'Net require Kool-Aid.* (No! Really?)
>>>>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes.* Would one of those
>>>>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>>>> Kool-Aid?* (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>>>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>>>> give you frozen eye)
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>> Use fruit or fruit juice and rum.* Well, you don't need the rum but it
>>>> can be nice on a lazy day to sip in the back yard.
>>>
>>> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
>>> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
>>> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> The grands got me hooked on those plastic tubes that are kept in the
>> freezer, there are many flavors. There are also many flavors of
>> Italian ices at the market.
>>
>Those things take me back! Pop-ice or some such thing. I have some in
>the second freezer and they cool the throat on a nice hot day. Not the
>same thing as a slurpee/slushee drink, though.
>
>Jill

Before freezing they can be used as a syrup on shaved ice.
I really don't like those slushy/slurpy things they serve at 7-11,
their flavors are not much different from medicinal Kool-Aid.
My favorite frozen confections are creamsicles and fudgesicles, or
Italian ices; Lemon, Cherry, Orange, Chocolate, all good.

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
> give you frozen eye)

Shaved ice results something not like a Slurpee. The consistency is
very different Slurpees have to be held at a certain temperature
and kept moving so the little balls of ice of ice don't solidify or
melt. The sugar content is also higher than your standard HFCS 55%
fructose, IIRC. Colder drinks need to be sweeter and the higher
fructose content acts as an antifreeze.

What you need to buy is a margarita machine :-) They're electric,
so maybe John will buy you one and make you climate zoologist, too.

As for syrups, the restaurant supply stores sell flavored HFCS. As
well as most of the coffee shops and World Market. They're all just
pre-mixed Kool-Aid with better artificial flavoring (I recently
spent 6 months sampling a bunch of 15 year packages of Kool-Aid and
Flavor-Aide - they all suck except for Wild Cherry).

Look for Zergut fruit syrup concentrates - about $5-$7/liter at high
end grocers and mega-liquor stores. About one part syrup to 4 parts
water/ice/slushie (by weight).

http://gourmetfood-store.com/gourmet...3oz-p-347.html

Happy Brain Freezing.

-as

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.

The problem with fruit juices is they need to be concentrated so
they don't get watered down by the ice. You need concentrates. You
can get orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon/lime, and pineapple at
grocery stores but stay away from the those Bacardi mixers.

-sw

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:53:53 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
>> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
>> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
>
>The problem with fruit juices is they need to be concentrated so
>they don't get watered down by the ice. You need concentrates. You
>can get orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon/lime, and pineapple at
>grocery stores but stay away from the those Bacardi mixers.
>
>-sw

I'm thinking that I saw the syrups for icees and so forth at Cash and
Carry. I'll go check it out soon.
Janet US

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 21:57:34 +0000, Mike_Duffy >
wrote:

>On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> things that give you frozen eye
>
>What is that? Is is what people also call a 'brain-freeze' headache?

Yes, but my circle always called it frozen eye which I think is more
to the point. Don't you get that awful pain right over your eye when
indulge in frozen treats?
Janet US

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 18:07:21 -0400, wrote:

> Before freezing they can be used as a syrup on shaved ice.

No they can't. You're watering it down to half it's intended
strength.

-sw

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On Mon, 27 May 2019 19:41:03 -0500,
wrote:

> On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>>'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>>I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>>syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>give you frozen eye)
>>Janet US
>
> It is basically the same thing, except the boil it and let it reduce
> so it is a bit more thicker, with a consistence of syrup. There is
> also about twice as much sugar.

Or they could just add less water and more sugar and **** the whole
rehydrating and then boiling it back down.

Do you feel as worthless as you sound?

-sw

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:49:36 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>> give you frozen eye)
>
>Shaved ice results something not like a Slurpee. The consistency is
>very different Slurpees have to be held at a certain temperature
>and kept moving so the little balls of ice of ice don't solidify or
>melt. The sugar content is also higher than your standard HFCS 55%
>fructose, IIRC. Colder drinks need to be sweeter and the higher
>fructose content acts as an antifreeze.
>
>What you need to buy is a margarita machine :-) They're electric,
>so maybe John will buy you one and make you climate zoologist, too.
>
>As for syrups, the restaurant supply stores sell flavored HFCS. As
>well as most of the coffee shops and World Market. They're all just
>pre-mixed Kool-Aid with better artificial flavoring (I recently
>spent 6 months sampling a bunch of 15 year packages of Kool-Aid and
>Flavor-Aide - they all suck except for Wild Cherry).
>
>Look for Zergut fruit syrup concentrates - about $5-$7/liter at high
>end grocers and mega-liquor stores. About one part syrup to 4 parts
>water/ice/slushie (by weight).
>
>http://gourmetfood-store.com/gourmet...3oz-p-347.html
>
>Happy Brain Freezing.
>
>-as
I've always made my margaritas with my Ninja. I got one of the first
models out and it has served me well for maybe 10 years and then it
died. I got a new Ninja with way more (broom, broom) horsepower and
that sucker makes snow with 2 or 3 pulses. I never considered slurpee
making at home but I am going to try to feed my habit at home. Also
good for making faux soft serve ice cream with frozen fruit, milk and
sugar. I got the Ninja Pro 1000 on special this week at Costco for
$49.
Janet US

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 21:55:56 +0000, Mike_Duffy wrote:

> The best slushie I ever had was a can of coke poured into an oversize mug
> (about 2 can volumes) of packed fresh snow. Not sticky 0C snow, -20C powder
> snow.

Orange County has sticky snow? Eww. I was wondering when nuclear
winter would set in from all that smog. Stayed up on mid Sunset
Strip 15 years ago for a few days. I guess that's right where the
smog accumulation line is densest that time of the year - my eyes
were burning for all 4 days. Didn't even get laid after the
wedding. Ate Russian food and drank potato vodka every day.

-sw

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 18:04:48 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 27 May 2019 19:41:03 -0500,
wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>>>'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>>>I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>>>syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>>Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>>those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>>give you frozen eye)
>>>Janet US
>>
>> It is basically the same thing, except the boil it and let it reduce
>> so it is a bit more thicker, with a consistence of syrup. There is
>> also about twice as much sugar.
>
>Or they could just add less water and more sugar and **** the whole
>rehydrating and then boiling it back down.
>
>Do you feel as worthless as you sound?
>
>-sw

No there is a difference, because the sugar will change the
consistency of the water when heated, Why else do you think that they
make simple syrups? I mean if all someone had to do was add sugar to
water then the recipe would say just add some sugar water. Wow dude do
you feel as worthless are you are?

--

____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____

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U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
>
> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
> give you frozen eye)
> Janet US
>

Target sells several slushee flavor syrups right in the store. Theyre
actually on sale this week for $2.49 each, in the housewares/kitchen
section, near coffee makers.

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On 5/28/2019 11:34 PM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
> U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
>>
>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>> give you frozen eye)
>> Janet US
>>
>
> Target sells several slushee flavor syrups right in the store. Theyre
> actually on sale this week for $2.49 each, in the housewares/kitchen
> section, near coffee makers.
>

Couple of weeks ago I soaked some pineapple, cut up, in rum. Then put
it in a blender with more rum and crushed ice. We all liked it and it
did not look like the artificial colors of commercial stuff.

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Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> On 5/28/2019 11:34 PM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>> U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
>>>
>>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>>> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>> give you frozen eye)
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>
>> Target sells several slushee flavor syrups right in the store. Theyre
>> actually on sale this week for $2.49 each, in the housewares/kitchen
>> section, near coffee makers.
>>
>
> Couple of weeks ago I soaked some pineapple, cut up, in rum. Then put
> it in a blender with more rum and crushed ice. We all liked it and it
> did not look like the artificial colors of commercial stuff.
>

That does sound delicious! I just happened to notice these €œactual€� slushie
flavorings on the shelf tonight on my way to the KitchenAid section. Or
rather, my 10 year old noticed them.

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On Wed, 29 May 2019 03:34:16 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> wrote:

>U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
>>
>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>> give you frozen eye)
>> Janet US
>>
>
>Target sells several slushee flavor syrups right in the store. They’re
>actually on sale this week for $2.49 each, in the housewares/kitchen
>section, near coffee makers.

thanks! A little out of my driving route but I can make it work.
Janet US

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 16:59:24 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:53:53 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
>>> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
>>> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
>>
>>The problem with fruit juices is they need to be concentrated so
>>they don't get watered down by the ice. You need concentrates. You
>>can get orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon/lime, and pineapple at
>>grocery stores but stay away from the those Bacardi mixers.
>
> I'm thinking that I saw the syrups for icees and so forth at Cash and
> Carry. I'll go check it out soon.

Yeah, but they're all HFCS and artificial flavoring (I guess that's
a different post of mine you heaven't read yet).

-sw

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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/28/2019 11:34 PM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>> U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
>>>
>>> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>>> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>>> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>>> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>> give you frozen eye)
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>
>> Target sells several slushee flavor syrups right in the store. Theyre
>> actually on sale this week for $2.49 each, in the housewares/kitchen
>> section, near coffee makers.
>>
>
> Couple of weeks ago I soaked some pineapple, cut up, in rum. Then put it
> in a blender with more rum and crushed ice. We all liked it and it did
> not look like the artificial colors of commercial stuff.

When I was a kid., I would flash freeze canned pineapple and chill the
juice. When frozen, I would put them in the blender and whiz them up with
some of the juice. I made it thick to eat with a spoon but you could add
more juice and turn it into a drink.

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Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 28 May 2019 16:59:24 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:53:53 -0500, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >>> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
> >>> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
> >>> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
> >>
> >>The problem with fruit juices is they need to be concentrated so
> >>they don't get watered down by the ice. You need concentrates. You
> >>can get orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon/lime, and pineapple at
> >>grocery stores but stay away from the those Bacardi mixers.
> >
> > I'm thinking that I saw the syrups for icees and so forth at Cash and
> > Carry. I'll go check it out soon.
>
> Yeah, but they're all HFCS and artificial flavoring (I guess that's
> a different post of mine you heaven't read yet).

Perhaps just buy cheap sugar-free KoolAid packets. Sprinkle some
of that powder right into her Ninja along with ice cubes and turn
to slush?

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On Wed, 29 May 2019 03:22:36 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Tue, 28 May 2019 16:59:24 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:53:53 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
>>>> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
>>>> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
>>>
>>>The problem with fruit juices is they need to be concentrated so
>>>they don't get watered down by the ice. You need concentrates. You
>>>can get orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon/lime, and pineapple at
>>>grocery stores but stay away from the those Bacardi mixers.
>>
>> I'm thinking that I saw the syrups for icees and so forth at Cash and
>> Carry. I'll go check it out soon.
>
>Yeah, but they're all HFCS and artificial flavoring (I guess that's
>a different post of mine you heaven't read yet).
>
>-sw

Ooooh! Frozen punch made with different juices

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:01:25 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> Yes, but my circle always called it frozen eye which I think is more
> to the point. Don't you get that awful pain right over your eye when
> indulge in frozen treats?
> Janet US

I can't recall if it seems over the eye or further back. I really have no
intent to experiment, but I'll try to remember the next time it happens.

I might be biased due to an apparently unique head configuration. The only
headaches I get are the brain-freeze and hangovers. I sometimes get the
migraine 'auras', but never the headaches. Maybe I might get a bit of a
headache when I stop drinking coffee for a few days, but never enough to
take a pill. I have never had a headache due to cold/flu, fatigue, nor
exasperation.

--
http://mduffy.x10host.com/index.htm

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On Wed, 29 May 2019 06:25:07 -0400, Gary wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 28 May 2019 16:59:24 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:53:53 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:54:02 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Agreed. Use fruit and/or fruit juice and that snowcone-worthy ice in
>>>>> the blender. Add a little sprite or 7-up and maybe some simple syrup if
>>>>> it's not sweet enough. Kool-Aid? NO.
>>>>
>>>>The problem with fruit juices is they need to be concentrated so
>>>>they don't get watered down by the ice. You need concentrates. You
>>>>can get orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon/lime, and pineapple at
>>>>grocery stores but stay away from the those Bacardi mixers.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking that I saw the syrups for icees and so forth at Cash and
>>> Carry. I'll go check it out soon.
>>
>> Yeah, but they're all HFCS and artificial flavoring (I guess that's
>> a different post of mine you heaven't read yet).
>
> Perhaps just buy cheap sugar-free KoolAid packets. Sprinkle some
> of that powder right into her Ninja along with ice cubes and turn
> to slush?

Those Kool Aid packets actually don't taste like anything until you
add sugar. I ated a few of the powers recently and they don't have
much taste at all, and if they do, not of anything you'd want to
drink. Adding sugar "activates" the flavor somehow. Perhaps the
flavor is only perceived by the sugar-tasting buds on your tongue.

-sw

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On Tue, 28 May 2019 21:16:15 -0500,
wrote:

> On Tue, 28 May 2019 18:04:48 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 27 May 2019 19:41:03 -0500,
wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 27 May 2019 18:22:28 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
>>>>'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
>>>>I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
>>>>syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
>>>>Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
>>>>those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
>>>>give you frozen eye)
>>>>Janet US
>>>
>>> It is basically the same thing, except the boil it and let it reduce
>>> so it is a bit more thicker, with a consistence of syrup. There is
>>> also about twice as much sugar.
>>
>>Or they could just add less water and more sugar and **** the whole
>>rehydrating and then boiling it back down.
>>
>>Do you feel as worthless as you sound?
>>
>>-sw
>
> No there is a difference, because the sugar will change the
> consistency of the water when heated, Why else do you think that they
> make simple syrups? I mean if all someone had to do was add sugar to
> water then the recipe would say just add some sugar water.ha

Simple syrup is just water fully (or slightly over) saturated with
sugar. The water is heated to make the sugar dissolve quicker and
completely (hence, fully saturated). It's faster than sitting there
add stirring 82.5F degree water for 12+ hours trying to get it fully
saturated water with granulated sugar (it can't even be done in a
room less than 83F degrees).

Water is one of the most standard compounds used for comparison and
measurement in all the sciences. It's consistency, weight, density,
viscosity and other molecular properties never change at given
conditions. It has nothing to do with boiling anything down. Water
supersaturated with sugar would be useless in drinks since it's not
stable at room temps (even less stable when it's cold). The sugar
would solidify again - ever made rock candy [pops]?

But I'll give you a D+ for trying to pull a remotely plausible
excuse out of huge ass like that. 2 people here (Carol and Dsi1)
may have been tempted to believe you for a moment.

"Wow dude do you feel as worthless are you are?"
- "ChristKiller" in Rec.food.cooking 5/29/2019

-sw

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"Mike_Duffy" > wrote in message
.. .
> On Tue, 28 May 2019 17:01:25 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> Yes, but my circle always called it frozen eye which I think is more
>> to the point. Don't you get that awful pain right over your eye when
>> indulge in frozen treats?
>> Janet US
>
> I can't recall if it seems over the eye or further back. I really have no
> intent to experiment, but I'll try to remember the next time it happens.
>
> I might be biased due to an apparently unique head configuration. The only
> headaches I get are the brain-freeze and hangovers. I sometimes get the
> migraine 'auras', but never the headaches. Maybe I might get a bit of a
> headache when I stop drinking coffee for a few days, but never enough to
> take a pill. I have never had a headache due to cold/flu, fatigue, nor
> exasperation.

I had it a few times as a kid. Haven't had ice cream since I was a kid as I
never liked it. The pain wasn't at the eyes but the forehead.

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On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 2:22:37 PM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> Have any of you made a slurpee or slushie? The recipes I find on the
> 'Net require Kool-Aid. (No! Really?)
> I have the means to make 'snow' from ice cubes. Would one of those
> syrups you find at restaurant supply stores do the job instead of
> Kool-Aid? (I really am kind of addicted to slurpees or slushies,
> those drinks you can get at the convenience store -- those things that
> give you frozen eye)
> Janet US

I would use an ice shaver and pour syrup over the finely shaved ice. I'd also drizzle with condensed milk and spoon some fruit and beans on. Holy smokes - major brain-freeze!

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...tZEwwIFs8YxjqK

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Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > Perhaps just buy cheap sugar-free KoolAid packets. Sprinkle some
> > of that powder right into her Ninja along with ice cubes and turn
> > to slush?
>
> Those Kool Aid packets actually don't taste like anything until you
> add sugar. I ated a few of the powers recently and they don't have
> much taste at all, and if they do, not of anything you'd want to
> drink. Adding sugar "activates" the flavor somehow. Perhaps the
> flavor is only perceived by the sugar-tasting buds on your tongue.

I was just guessing but I mentioned the sugar-free Kool Aid.
Those come with the fake sugar powder included.

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On Wed, 29 May 2019 23:51:55 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

snip
Water
>supersaturated with sugar would be useless in drinks since it's not
>stable at room temps (even less stable when it's cold). The sugar
>would solidify again - ever made rock candy [pops]?
>
snip
>-sw

Did you make the rock candy when you were a kid? Make a super
saturated sugar/water solution, pour it into a tall jar and drop in
some string and watch the crystals grow? Loved that :)
Janet US

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"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> On Wed, 29 May 2019 23:51:55 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> snip
> Water
> >supersaturated with sugar would be useless in drinks since it's not
> >stable at room temps (even less stable when it's cold). The sugar
> >would solidify again - ever made rock candy [pops]?
> >
> snip
> >-sw
>
> Did you make the rock candy when you were a kid? Make a super
> saturated sugar/water solution, pour it into a tall jar and drop in
> some string and watch the crystals grow? Loved that :)
> Janet US

I did that with saturated salt water when I was a kid. Cool to
put those crystals under a microscope. I also did it again when
my daughter was young, just to show her.

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On 29 May 2019 Julie Bove wrote:
>
>Haven't had ice cream since I was a kid as I never liked it.

How many kids don't like ice cream...

>The pain wasn't at the eyes but the forehead.

Typical of those with a frontal lobotomy.