4 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts

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   Pineapple Mintfreeze

• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• green food coloring
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup ginger ale

Directions

1. Put sugar, water, mint, and food coloring in saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes.

2. Add lemon juice, pineapple, and ginger ale, and pour into bowl

3. Freeze and serve either as a dinner sherbet or a refreshing dessert. Delicious also as a fruit salad topping.

This recipe appeared in the Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places published in 1950.

 The above illustration is an original painting by F. W. Saunders.

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