Side Dish recipe for Feb. 9, 2012

Cocodrie Fruit Freeze

Serves 50. Recipe is from Mary Jane Howell, who says the mixture freezes well.

8 cups water

2 cups sugar

5 large bananas

1 (46-oz.) can pineapple juice

2 (12-oz.) cans frozen orange juice concentrate

6 orange juice cans of water

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 quarts ginger ale

Slices of fresh fruit, for garnish

1. Combine 8 cups water and sugar in large boiler. Boil for 10 minutes, then let cool.

2. Puree bananas in blender.

3. Add pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, 6 orange juice cans of water, lemon juice and bananas to the sugar syrup. Mix thoroughly and freeze 6 hours in plastic containers.

3. Add ginger ale at serving time. Garnish with fresh fruit. Orange juice mixture should be slushy when you serve it. (Microwave for 3 minutes before serving.)