Cool Treats: Milk shakes, ice cream floats, etc.

Chocolate Milk Shake

4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cups whole milk
4 Tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Place in blender, and blend until thick and smooth, and no white shows. Serves 2.

Chocolate Malt

4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 Tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons Carnation or other brand, malted milk powder

Place in blender, and blend until smooth and no white shows. Serves 2.

Vanilla Milk Shake

4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole milk

Place in blender and blend until smooth. Serves 2.

Nancy's Coffee Milk Shake

4 scoops vanilla ice cream
3 Tablespoons coffee flavored syrup
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole milk

Place in blender, and blend until smooth. Serves 2.


Nancy's Chocolate-Peppermint Shake

4 scoops peppermint ice cream
2 drops peppermint extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 Tablespoons dark bittersweet chocolate syrup
1 1/2 cups whole milk

Place in blender and blend until smooth, and of uniform color.





Ice Cream Float

2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1 bottle or can of Coke Classic
Whipped cream

Place 2 scoops of ice cream in a tall glass. Slowly pour in Coke, to just above rim of glass. Top with dollop of sweet whipped cream. One serving.

Orange Cream Float

2 scoops vanilla ice cream
Bottle or can of orange soda
whipped cream

Place ice cream in the bottom of a tall glass. Slowly add orange soda pop until just to the top of the glass, and top with a dollop of whipped cream. One serving.


Brown Cows


(We used to order these at Woolworth’, when I was a child. I remember they used Hire’s rootbeer.)


8 scoops vanilla ice cream

4 bottles rootbeer


Place 2 scoops of ice cream into each of four tall glasses. Fill glasses with rootbeer and serve. Serves 4.


Zippy Orange Drink


1 cup orange juice

2/3 cup dry skim milk

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp granulated sugar

8 ice cubes


Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until frothing. Serves 1 or 2.

Cherry or Vanilla Coke

8 ounces of Coca-Cola
1 Tablespoon maraschino cherry juice, OR 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

Pour Coke in a tall glass, stir in juice or extract, until well-blended. One serving.