1 Health candy bar
1/4 cup milk
2-1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
1 teaspoon fudge topping

Freeze the Heath bar.

Break the candy into tiny pieces with a knife handle before removing form wrapper.

Combine all of the ingredients in the blender and blend for 30 seconds on medium speed.

Stop the blender to stir the mixture with a spoon; repeat until well mixed.

Pour into a 16-ounce glass.

Your homemade blizzard may not be as thick as its commercial counterpart. If you would like a thicker treat, after pouring the mixture into your cup, simply place it in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes or until it reaches the desired consistency.

VARIATIONS: Try substituting different candies.

This is a very basic, simple recipe for making iced tea. I don’t drink iced tea, but my husband loves it!

8 tea bags
8 cups cold water
Ice cubes

In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups of cold water to a boil.

Remove from heat and add tea bags tied together.

Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Remove tea bags and pour into a pitcher.

Add 4 cups of cold water and stir.

Add sugar and lemon to taste.

Serve over ice.

Ice, crushed
3 wedges lime
2 ounces Tequila (Cuervo 1800)
1/2 ounce Tequila (Cuervo white)
1-1/4 ounce lime juice (Rose’s)
1/2 ounce Triple sec (Bols)
1 splash orange Curacao (Bols)

Put all ingredients except the 3 lime wedges into a shaker. Squeeze 2 of the lime wedges into the shaker. Shake well.

Rim outside of the glass only with lime.

Salt only the outside of the glass.

Add fresh crushed ice to the glass.

Strain mixture over ice.

Squeeze remaining lime wedge in glass.

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2 fresh peaches with pits removed
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup orange juice
6 ice cubes
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla

Blend in blender until smooth.

Makes 2-3/4 cubes

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6 ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate
2/3 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla
1-1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar or less
9 crushed ice cubes

Blend in blender until smooth.

Yield 4 cups.

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7 cups powdered milk
1 cup sugar
6 ounce jar of non-dairy creamer
1-1/2 cup Hershey’s cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix all together.

Store in covered container.

To make, use 1/3 cup mixture to every cup boiling water.

Enjoy! Perfect for a cold winter day!

1 quart milk
3 squares semi-sweet chocolate
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 eggs

Heat milk just to scalding in large pan.

Stir in chocolate and cinnamon, until melted.

Beat with a rotary beater until smooth.

Beat eggs well in a small bowl. Slowly beat in about 1 cup hot mixture. Then beat back into pan.

Heat slowly, stirring.

Beat again until frothy.

Ladle into heated mugs. Use cinnamon stick as stirrer.

Makes 6 servings.

To make one float, place 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in the bottom of a soda glass or larger water glass.

Sprinkle 2 spoonsful of sweetened fresh peaches over the ice cream.

Tilt the glass, and slowly pour 7-Up down the side of the glass.

Serve immediately with straws and spoons.