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What is your favorite summer treat ( ice cream, hot dogs)?

14 years ago

What is your favorite summer treat ( ice cream, hot dogs)?

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casey_nfld
14 years ago
Strawberries and ice cream!
czech_chick
14 years ago
Fresh strawberry shortcake! Love all the "Strawberry Festivals" out on eastern Long Island.
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We normally drink a local brand, Peet's, selecting the Italian Roast (a lot stronger and more bitter than French Roast) and have it preground in a #2 grind, which is one small step above powder (Turkish). A standard drip grind is #6 and espresso is #4, for comparison. We do a Melitta drip with Melitta woven filters, which make a much better brew than standard paper filters. For iced coffee, we do a double-strength brew: make our usual coffee, then immediately use it to pour through a fresh batch of grounds. DH grew up in Hong Kong so he prefers the taste of sweetened condensed milk in iced tea and coffee drinks. If we make a large batch, we chill it in the frig for a few hours so that no ice cubes dilute it. But if we're desperate, a few ice cubes in a glass chill it quickly, and this brew is so strong, a 1/4 cup of water is barely noticeable in a tall glass. Chocolate syrup is a nice addition, except you have to add extra for it to make any impact on what is basically a triple-strength espresso drink. Unbelievably, my DH can drink this right before going to bed and drop off to sleep like a baby....yeah, I'm jealous of that!
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Monica, isn't amazing how we as humans are just NOW beginning to realize how much emotion our 4 legged and winged friends actually have? It would absolutely have broken my heart to go through that! I'm with you....get another dog now!!!! One of my favorite things about this forum is seeing how many people here really do take the needs of their 4 legged charges as seriously as their two legged charges; it is so heartwarming. I often wonder if Ellie would rather have another dog to play with.. She loves going to doggie daycare so much but there's been a few times that she's not been too happy when another dog has wandered onto her turf. I'm ready to add another but my husband won't even consider it. In addition to the added costs and upkeep, he feels very strongly that she wouldn't adjust well to it. About the DNA, it doesn't matter if a dog is mixed or AKC, there is a kit available for both, but wow, the price has gone up considerably from 65.00 to 84.00 (in just 2 years!) Here's the one for Mixed breed https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Mixed-Breed-DNA-Test/dp/B004GFN2ZA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1467058761&sr=8-5&keywords=dna+test+kit+for+dogs
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I have way more fall color than flower color this year. With one exception it doesn't last as long as most flowers, but for me fall foliage color is more stunning that most flowers can achieve. This is one of my favorites this year, Disanthus cercidifolius. It's fall color has already lasted for more than a month and is still going strong. It went through quite a lot of color change during this period. This is what it looks like now.. The yellow foliage to its right is Ribes White Icicles and the redder foliage at the lower right is Itea Virginia. This latter is an outstandingly colorful plant. It's fall color lasts all winter until new leaves push out the old in spring. It has very pretty white flowers in spring. Fothergilla gardeni is another beautiful shrub with all season appeal but it is just spectacular for three to four weeks in the fall. My persimmon tree deserves special mention because of the beautiful combination of foliage and fruit. I also have blueberries that color beautifully and all sorts of grasses. I do have a very showy Salvia in bloom now and some Sasanqua Camellias. I'll try for a photo tomorrow.
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jel48
14 years ago
Mackinac Island Fudge Ice Cream from the old fashioned trolley ice cream store in Ahmeek, MI! Yummmm..... Or maybe thier specialty, which they call the 'Big Mack' - 3 kinds of Mackinac Island ice cream. Big enough for Gary and I to share!
monica_pa Grieves
14 years ago
Watermelon...nice sweet watermelon (and cantelopes, too). The imported ones we get in the winter aren't sweet.
lynn_d
14 years ago
Like Monica, watermelon! And Chambersburg peaches! Fresh sweet corn!
zeetera
14 years ago
Mangoes.
gadgets
14 years ago
Fresh peaches, picked within 24 hours of my going to their little fruit/vegetable stand which is about 10 miles from my home.

Shirley
itsmesuzq
14 years ago
Watermelon, nectarines, and fresh peaches! The peach season is short and sweet and I love making fresh peach pies. Yummy!!

Living in So. Cal we have all kinds of fruits year round, but they are locally grown in the summertime and that always makes them taste better.

Susan
Marilyn Sue McClintock
14 years ago
Fresh blackraspberry pie with a big scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream on top.

Sue
mylab123
14 years ago
My cold potato salad - strange I know, but I only make it during the heat of summer to accompany an outdoor grilled meat and I just love it.
trishaw
14 years ago
Peaches for sure- We grow them right here in my little town. My other favorite is a good old fashioned popsicle! Rootbeer floats too!

Trish
stargazzer
14 years ago
Frozen grapes and home grown peaches.
susanjf_gw
14 years ago
almost all the fruit of the summer...
linda_in_iowa
14 years ago
Watermelon, rhubarb and DQ cones and Blizzards.
kathi_mdgd
14 years ago
All the summer fruits,and living here in S.Calif we grow a good supply of them.Ice cream runs a close second.
kathi
shellm
14 years ago
BLT sandwiches w/homegrown tomatoes,cant wait.

Shelley
marilyn_c
14 years ago
Watermelon and strawberries.
lilliepad
14 years ago
Cantaloupe.......just finished eating some,icy cold from the fridge.DS came in yesterday from visiting DD in OK and stopped on the side of the road where a guy was selling them.He bought 5 about the size of a volleyball.I figured being so huge they probably wouldn't be that good but they are delicious.Cut one up last night and it's all gone.Cut up another one this morning and it is almost gone.And I was afraid they would ruin before we could eat them all! LOL I could live on them.Do you think I'll turn orange from eating so many?
glenda_al
14 years ago
I'll take one of these :o)
roseluver
14 years ago
Iced tea
Fresh peaches
Fresh tomatoes
Watermelon
neesie
14 years ago
A root beer float, followed closely by shelly's BLT sandwich with homemade tomatoes. Yum!
veta
14 years ago
Fresh corn on the cob, cantaloupe, and home-grown tomatoes.
Marcia Thornley
14 years ago
Fresh peaches with creamy vanilla bean ice cream!
bobbie56
14 years ago
Chile dog
Potato Salad
fran1523
14 years ago
Can't decide between fresh tomatoes, fresh peaches, sweet corn and potato salad.
hayjud_mn
14 years ago
I couldn't think of a favorite, until BLTs were mentioned. Oh, how I look forward to the time when we have "REAL" tomatoes. Around here it isn't until August -- then it's time for BLTs.

I guess ice cream would also rank high on my extensive list!
boxiebabe
14 years ago
Watermelon, sweet corn on the cob, and strawberries.
msmarion
14 years ago
Homemade peach ice cream. I am my father's daughter after all. LOL One summer he made and ate 6 gallons all by himself. I come from a long line of ice cream lovers.

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