Fruit Slush

More summer drinks! This one is for a Mormon favourite called "Slush". Most Mormons don't believe in drinking colas, coffee, caffeinated teas or alchohol so they have come up with some great alternatives drinks for special occasions.  A few of my relatives on my mother's side are mormon so I can remember trying this as a kid and really enjoying it. Usually slush recipes contain a lot of sugar, concentrated fruit juices, and gingerale - I've modified a yummy one to make it more healthy below.

Fruit Slush

• 1 1/4 cups fresh squeezed OJ (mix in some of the pulp if using a juicer)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 bananas
• 2 cups pineapple juice (same mix in a little pulp --- helps keep the slushy consistancy)
• 1/2 cup tart cherry juice (I cheated and used the bottled kind)
• 1/4 c maple syrup
• 1 knot ginger that has been added to 3.5 cups of water and boiled then simmered on the stove top for 10 minutes to make ginger water (strain out ginger)
• 1 bottle of carbonated water

Mix all ingredients except for ginger water and carbonated water. Blend the banana with fruit juices. Freeze mixture. Turn fruit mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan or put into ziplock baggies. Freeze for several hours. Take mixture from freezer about an hour before ready to serve so it becomes a slush. Mash frozen fruit mixture with a potato masher to slushify then with ginger water and carbonated water and serve.Will fill a large punch bowl