Italian Fruit Shake - a Taste of Italy Without the Passport

Ingredients

• 1 red apple
• 1 pear or peach
• 1 banana
• 1 orange
• 2 apricots (fresh or canned)
• 2 teaspoons sugar (adjust to your taste)
• 4 cups milk
• 3 ice cubes

Directions

1. 1

   Peel the apple, the pear or peach, the banana, and the orange.

2. 2

   Slice/core the fruit; put them in a blender with the sugar, the milk and the ice. Blend for 2 minutes (process until smooth and thick).

3. 3

   Serve in tall glasses OR this fruity concoction can travel in a thermos on the way to work or school.

4. 4

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5. 5

   Put in the blender 4 pinapple slices (fresh or canned) and 3 bananas, all sliced. Add the juice of 2 oranges (if possible red), the juice of 1 lemon, and a chilled simple syrup (Preparation: 1 part water and 2 parts sugar -- Bring the water to a boil, then dissolve into this the sugar. Once the sugar is fully dissolved, remove the pan from the heat and allow it to cool.) Blend fruity mixture for 2 minutes and serve in chilled tall glasses. If desired, add ice and decorate with orange or lemon slices.

6. 6

   Put in the blender the juice of 4 oranges and 1 lemon, the zest of 1/2 an orange, 1 apple (peeled and sliced), 2 cups Kirsch or any other liquor (adjust to your taste), and 6–8 ice cubes. Blend for 1 minute and serve immediately.

7. 7

   Peel 1 melon (honeydew, watermelon or canteloupe), cube it, and put it in the blender. Add 3–4 teaspoons sugar (adjust to taste), the juice of 1 lemon, optionally 2 teaspoons of liquor, 4 cups of dry chablis and 3 ice cubes. Blend for 2 minutes slowly increasing the speed. Serve in tall, frosted glasses.