Prune Milk Shake
I swear, this is fascinating to me. Really. I definitely want to try. I mean, won’t the lemon juice curdle the milk? Doesn’t a milk shake need ice cream? Prunes are creamy and sweet but can they handle milk shake-ification? Will my children believe this is a treat?
Prune Shake
1½ cups prune purée (about ½ lb. dried prunes)
6 tablespoons lemon juice
1/16 teaspoon salt
4½ cups milk, chilled
Sugar to taste
Mix the prune purée thoroughly with the lemon juice and salt. Add milk and beat with rotary beater; add sugar to suit the taste, amount depends on sweetness of prunes. Chill before serving. 5 or 6 servings.


I gotta say this really sounds disgusting!
Comment by skeet — August 6, 2006 @ 5:39 pm
Not as disgusting as the burned prune smell from where I just messed up.
Comment by retrofood — August 7, 2006 @ 8:14 am
This was a big hit at our house. Really. The oldest child thought it tasted like tea and wasn’t amused by it. But the other children LOVED it and one wanted a second cup!
Comment by retrofood — August 7, 2006 @ 10:20 am
Amusing! My only experience was when they MADE me drink a huge glass of prune juice in the hospital the day after Brad was born. They also MADE me take a laxative and a sleeping pill. Everything worked & I woke up smelly & grouchy. I’ve never been tempted to try the stuff again.
Comment by skeet — August 7, 2006 @ 7:42 pm
Hmmm I think I will avoid the laxative, prune juice and sleeping pill combo. This was not as prune-y tasting as prune juice, more chai like.
Comment by retrofood — August 8, 2006 @ 5:47 pm