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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

Either a tall glass of iced tea or a bottle of ice cold spring water.

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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

Bottled water at room temperature, unsweetened iced tea with a lemon slice & banana popsicles...they make a hot day ok.

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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

@kitcat51 

 

Banana popsicles are my favorite popsicle!

 

Next would be cherry, if no banana available.

 

I do love the real fruit popsicles, too.....especially the coconut and the strawberry!

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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

Unsweetened iced tea with lemon. I brew a pitcher of it every summer morning.
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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

I love banana popsicles! Very hard to find...
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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

@lovesrecess 

 

I buy boxes of all banana popsicles at Publix and Kroger, if you have either store in your area!

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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

Air conditioning!!!...then ice water with lemon and if I want to be bad some water ice or ice cream.

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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?


@KingstonsMom wrote:

@Q-Anu wrote:

I like ice water and iced tea, too, but my very favorite lately is strawberry lemonade! 😋 Been making my own and it freezes well, too, for popsicles. 

 


 

@Q-Anu 

 

How do you make it, sounds delish!

 

Regular lemonade is sometimes too acidic for my tummy, but the strawberry would tone that down a bit, I would think.

 

TIA!


Hi, @KingstonsMom! I got the recipe from a friend here and will copy it below for you. 

 

Strawberry Lemonade

 

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2 cups fresh strawberries
7 cups water, divided
1 cup sugar (or Stevia) or more to taste
2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
Sliced strawberries, lemons and mint sprigs for garnish

 

Combine the sugar with 2 cups of water. Microwave for 2 minutes or heat on the stove until very hot. Stir until sugar is dissolved.

 

Place the strawberries in a blender with 1 cup of the water. Blend until smooth. 

 

Combine the strawberry puree, sugar water mixture, lemon juice and remaining 4 cups of water in a pitcher.

 

Stir thoroughly, then chill until ready to serve. Just before serving, stir in sliced strawberries, lemon and mint sprigs if desired.

 

To make the popsicles, I just pour the mixture (minus garnish), into my Little Bear Silicone Popsicle Molds. Freeze until firm, and they slide right out.

 

Enjoy!! 🤗

 

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Re: What's your favorite cooling off treat on a hot day like today?

@qualitygal   Cold, juicy watermelon.