1 pt frozen unsweetened blue berries or, other berries
1/2 cup buttermilk, divided
1 optional: honey or low calorie swee, tener to tast
Directions
Procedure: Combine frozen berries with half the buttermilk (1/4 cup)
in food processor, using the steel blade. Process until berries are
coarsely chopped. Stir with a spoon. Cover and process, adding
remaining buttermilk, a little at a time, through the cover opening.
Uncover and redistribute berries, then re-cover and process again,
until mixture is smooth and has the texture of frozen custard or
soft-serve ice cream. Don't overprocess. If desired, sweeten to taste
with a few drops of honey or a few packets of low-cal sweetener.
Presentation: Serve immediately. Yield: Makes 4 servings, 75 calories
each; sweetener adds about 5 calories per serving.
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Beverages; Dessert; Fruit; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to trace the history of written cooking instructions way back into the far past, certainly as far as ancient Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, in the main part, these ancient recipes were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for food preparation.
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