Marys Adult Slush Recipes

ADULT SLUSHIES

Steps:

• Mix vodka, brandy, orange and lemon juice concentrate, cherries and grapefruit soda together in a large plastic mixing bowl. Cover the mixture with a tight fitting lid. Freeze the mixture for one or two days.
• When you are ready to serve the drink, use an ice cream scoop and place one or two scoops of the mixture into glasses. Fill the rest of the glass with lemon/lime flavored soda pop. Stir and serve.

EASY SLUSH OR SORBET (FOR ADULTS)

Steps:

• Place unopened can in the freezor for at least 12 hour or until frozen solid. (It can be left frozen for several months). Submerge the unopened can in hot water for a few seconds to loosen the edges, then open the can and transfer contents to a food processor, using a kitchen knife to cut it into several chunks.
• Add lemon juice and liqueur. Process, pulsing on and off until smooth. Serve immediately in glasses or scoop the sorbet into balls and refreeze for up to 8 hours before serving.
• OTHER CANNED VARIATIONS.
• Apricots with Amaretto.
• Figs with marsala or Sambuca.
• Pears with Poire Williams or green creme de menthe.
• Peaches with Bourbon.
• Plums (remove pits) with Creme de Cassis.
• Crushed Pineapple with Dark Rum (and 2 tablespoons canned cream of coconut for a pina colada).
• Blueberries with Creme de Cassis.
• Sweet Cherries with Kirsch.
• Mangoes with Light Rum.
• Litchi Nuts with Dark Rum.

BLOODY MARY SLUSHIES

Steps:

• Peel and seed tomatoes, then chop coarsely. Put chopped tomatoes in a large sealable freezer bag, squeeze out excess air, and freeze tomatoes in a single layer until solid.
• Mix equal parts salt and celery salt in a saucer. Put cold water in another saucer. Dip rims of large cocktail or highball glasses in water, then in salt mixture to coat.
• Remove frozen tomato cubes from freezer and let thaw for 1 or 2 minutes so you can break them into manageable size chunks. Put tomato chunks in a blender with red bell pepper, 1 cup tomato juice, and the juice from half the lemon. Season with Worcestershire, horseradish, and hot sauce, to taste. Whirl just until slushy. Taste, and add more lemon juice or tomato juice. as necessary. Pour into prepared glasses, add vodka, if desired, and garnish with celery sticks, green onions, and tomato skewers.

ADULT SLUSH PUNCH!

Steps:

• In a blender, combine pineapple juice, banana, sugar, orange and lemon juice. Add rum or vodka. Cover and blend until smooth.
• Stir in 1 1/3 cups water. Transfer to a 2 quart glass baking dish. Cover and freeze overnight.
• To serve, let mix stand at room temp for about 20 minutes To form slush, scrape a large spoon across frozen mix.
• Spoon the mix into a punch bowl. Slowly pour lemon-lime beverage down side of the bowl; stir gently to mix.
• To make kid-friendly, omit alcohol in step one.

SUMMER TIME SLUSH (FOR ADULTS)

Steps:

• 1. Mix all of the ingredients in an ice cream bucket or similar container and freeze for 24 hours.
• 2. Once frozen, put desired amount into a tall glass and fill with 7-Up or 50/50. Garnish with fresh pineapple, oranges, limes, lemons, cherries or other colorful fresh fruit.

MARY'S ADULT SLUSH

Steps:

• 1. Use 2 cups of water and the tea bags to make tea. Let cool. 2. Mix remaining 7 cups of water with sugar in a boiler. Bring to a boil until sugar dissolves. Let cool. 3. Combine the tea and sugar-water mixtures and stir in orange juice and lemonade. 4. Mix in vodka. 5. Put in freezer for at least 24 hours. 6. Scoop into glasses and add 7 Up or Sprite to taste. 7. Keeps in freezer.