The taste of root beer always reminds me of summer and the root beer floats my grandmother used to make for me. She preferred the flavor of Hire’s root beer while I liked Dad’s root beer better. What is your favorite root beer? If you like root beer, these cookies are for you. They were brought to a “culinary” and garden sale (hosted by my professional organization), by one of our members. Several members requested the recipe, after tasting the cookies. The member who brough them, shared the recipe in our newsletter. She noted that the original recipe ...
Tags: root beer floats, root beer cookies, root beer, back to school cookies
Here’s an idea for a cool party—have an ice cream soda bar. It's a fun and easy way to entertain lots of people on a hot summer day or night. Just set out tubs of ice cream and several different flavors of soda (that would be "pop" if you live in Minnesota) and let everyone make their own. We tried this last week in the test kitchens as a way to celebrate a couple of staff birthdays and everyone loved it. We provided plastic straws and tall plastic spoons to add a festive touch. ...
Tags: ice cream, ice cream sodas, root beer floats