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Are you looking for a delicious drink to spice up your cooking repertoire? Look no further than the Golden Refresher! This refreshing beverage is sure to tantalize your taste buds and impress your friends. With its unique combination of sweet and tart flavors, this drink will be sure to hit the spot – no matter what you’re in the mood for!
This is a really nice drink and one that is not hard to make at all. You can make these for any type of event, holiday, birthday party, baby shower, anniversary, corporate event, or just because.
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 tsp whole cloves
dash salt
1 (2-inch) cinnamon stick
1 pt orange sherbert
2 cups orange juice
¾ cup lemon juice
mint sprigs
Maraschino cherries, with the stems on
2 bottles (12-oz size) carbonated lemon drink or ginger ale, chilled well
Some weekends and summer break this is the first thing my grandchildren will ask me to make for them. And yes I have spoiled them rotten with these. There are just so many events you can make the golden refresher for. Can you believe, I even had one at a Halloween party once? Yes, and it was fantastic.
The Golden Refresher
The Golden Refresher is a very easy drink to make, and one of my grandchildren's favorite. They love this drink no matter when it is served to them.
2bottles12-oz size carbonated lemon drink or ginger ale, chilled well
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Instructions
In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups of water, cloves, salt, and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Now reduce the heat, and let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Then add the cinnamon stick and let it cool.
Now combine the orange and lemon juices with the cooled syrup. Then mix this really well. Refrigerate this for several hours, until it is very cold.
To serve this: In each tall glass (8 oz), pour about ⅔ cup of the juice, and drop in 1 large spoonful of sherbert. Now fill the glass with a carbonated drink. Stir the drink and garnish with a mint sprig, and with a cherry.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
The Golden Refresher
Serving Size
10 grams
Amount per Serving
Calories
140
% Daily Value*
Fat
2.5
g
4
%
Carbohydrates
32
g
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
You can also change some of the ingredients if you prefer. My grandchildren, also like to have me put strawberry and pink lemonade in their golden refresher drinks. When you get ready for a change, how about trying one of these other combinations? I have also tried preparing it and using a fancier glass, in order to give my family and grandchildren the illusion that it was an entirely new drink. I know, it is sneaky but it worked.
So please don’t wait for certain times of the year, go ahead and try it and I would love to hear how you liked it. If you have a different version of this drink or a different combination you use in yours, please leave me a comment and let me know what it is.
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Now the fried chicken with creamy gravy is one of my favorite recipes of all time. It is not a hard recipe to make, and so tasty when done. I really do love the smell of chicken frying in the kitchen, and the smell of gravy simmering on the stove as well.
I was once asked if it would be easier just to fry the chicken, and my answer to that is yes, I suppose it would be. However, if I want something different from time to time, to prevent me from getting bored from always making the same dishes, this is only one of my go-to recipes.
Along with making the creamy gravy, I also love to make my homemade biscuits as well. Well, think about it for a minute. If you have creamy gravy you need a way to eat it, so, therefore, that is what the biscuits would be for. I suppose you could also use bread, but it is just not the same for me.
Fried chicken with Creamy Gravy
The smell of the fried chicken with creamy gravy, while this dish is cooking will help to make anyone hungry.
First, you need to wash the chicken, and pat it till dry with the paper towels.
In a clean paper bag or a plastic bag, combine the flour, ⅛ tsp pepper, and1 tsp salt. Now as the chicken pieces, just a few at a time, and be sure to shake the bag until the chicken is well coated. Save any remaining flour mixture.
Pour the salad oil, or vegetable oil, about 1/4 inch in depth in a large skillet, and heat it slowly. Then add the chicken, and fry the chicken until it is golden brown. Turn your heat down, and cook the chicken covered, making sure to turn the chicken occasionally, until tender or for about 30 minutes. Now remove the cover, and cook for another 5 minutes. (This will allow the chicken to get crisp. Take the chicken out of the skillet and place it onto a platter.
In a small bowl, mix the remaining flour mixture from step 2 with cream and milk until the mixture is smooth.
Drain carefully all of the fat from the skillet, leaving the browned bits at the bottom. Slowly stir the cream mixture into the skillet. Bring this to a boil, making sure to stir constantly. This allows the browned bits to dissolve, let this boil gently for about 1 to 2 minutes. Season with the salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Fried chicken with Creamy Gravy
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
360
% Daily Value*
Fat
13
g
20
%
Saturated Fat
2.8
g
18
%
Cholesterol
32
mg
11
%
Sodium
640
mg
28
%
Carbohydrates
26
g
9
%
Protein
14
g
28
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
It’s All In The Presentation of the Fried Chicken and Creamy Gravy
I could probably eat this 2 or 3 times a week. Yes, I do really like fried chicken, and it is even better when it is fried chicken with creamy gravy. Well, as long as it is the white meat, which would be the breasts or the wings. Okay, so now you know one of my secrets. I do not like and will not eat chicken if it is not white meat of the chicken. This has been my preference all my life and not going to change now.
yum
I always make my gravy-like in my instructions and in this video. I never used canned, jar, or powdered gravy mix. To me, gravy is not gravy, unless it has been made the good old-fashioned way. Thanks, mom and grandma, for teaching me to make gravy from scratch.
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A strawberry shortcake is a relatively simple and easy cake to make. It does take a little work to make it really attractive, however, it is worth the time and effort. I could have left the strawberries off the top of the cake, or out of the center and just placed them on the top, but that is not the way grandma taught me to make it.
In order to keep it a true family recipe. I decided I should stick to the recipe, so the only tweak I made was adding the strawberries to the center layer of this strawberry shortcake.
The Correct Way to Store Strawberry Shortcake
Fresh strawberry shortcake is a classic dessert that is often overlooked. To keep it tasting great for longer, there are some simple steps to follow. The first is to store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days.
If you want your strawberry shortcake to last even longer, you can freeze it in an airtight container or wrap it tightly with plastic wrap and store it in the freezer for up to two months. With these tips, anyone interested in learning how to cook can enjoy this delicious dessert!
Strawberry Shortcake
A strawberry shortcake is a delicious cake. I love it with the whipped cream throughoout.
Pre.heat the oven to 350F. Now prepare the cake according to the package directions. Grease and then flour the two cake pans, and pour the batter into the pans. You should bake the cakes until a toothpick that you insert into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let the cake cool completely on the wire racks.
You should reserve about 10 large strawberries to be used as a garnish for the cake. Then slice the remaining strawberries, and place them into a medium bowl. Sprinkle the strawberries with the granulated sugar. Mash them slightly with a potato masher. Let this chill until you are ready to assemble the cake, for at least 30 minutes.
Whip the whipping cream in a medium bowl with the electric mixer on a high speed until stiff peaks have formed. Then add the vanilla, and the confectioners sugar, and continue beating this cream until it is mixed.
Now place one cake laiyer on the serving plate, and cover with the mashed strawberries. Then top the strawberries with 1½ cups of whipping cream. Now place the second layer on the top of the whipping cream. Spread this layer with the rest of the whipped cream. Garnish this layer with the remaining strawberries.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Shortcake
Serving Size
1 slice
Amount per Serving
Calories
95
% Daily Value*
Fat
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Cholesterol
2
mg
1
%
Sodium
135
mg
6
%
Potassium
28
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
12
g
4
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Calcium
3
mg
0
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
If the cream for the layers of the strawberry shortcake is accidentally whipped too long and turns really buttery. No worries. Just use a whisk to blend an extra tbsp or a tbsp and a half to lighten it up. Don’t add more than a tbsp at a time, and whisk till you get the correct consistency.
yummmmmmy!
Sorry, everyone. I guess when I was fixing this cake, I should have stabilized the camera. Well, you live and you learn. Do not try to spread cream or mash strawberries, and try to hold a camera with the other hand.
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