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found this on Epicurious today. looks like i need to get to the store!!
ROOT BEER GRANITA FLOAT
A childhood favorite gets fancy: Root beer granita is topped with vanilla ice cream, then drizzled with root beer syrup. Try making this with a microbrew root beer.
8 cups root beer
1 pint vanilla ice cream
Pour 4 cups root beer into 13x9x2-inch baking pan; freeze until set, about 4 hours or overnight.
Meanwhile, boil remaining 4 cups root beer in large saucepan until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 30 minutes. Cool root beer syrup.
Using tines of fork, scrape frozen root beer into icy flakes, then mix gently in pan to blend. Spoon 3/4 cup root beer granita into each of 6 clear glasses or dessert cups. Top granita with scoop of ice cream. Drizzle each with 4 teaspoons root beer syrup and serve.
ROOT BEER GRANITA FLOAT
A childhood favorite gets fancy: Root beer granita is topped with vanilla ice cream, then drizzled with root beer syrup. Try making this with a microbrew root beer.
8 cups root beer
1 pint vanilla ice cream
Pour 4 cups root beer into 13x9x2-inch baking pan; freeze until set, about 4 hours or overnight.
Meanwhile, boil remaining 4 cups root beer in large saucepan until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 30 minutes. Cool root beer syrup.
Using tines of fork, scrape frozen root beer into icy flakes, then mix gently in pan to blend. Spoon 3/4 cup root beer granita into each of 6 clear glasses or dessert cups. Top granita with scoop of ice cream. Drizzle each with 4 teaspoons root beer syrup and serve.
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Re: YuMMY! Root bEEr GrAniTa FLoAt
Tue, October 4, 2005 - 8:59 AMdidn't you mean:
rOOt BeeR gRaNitA FloAT
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remember barq's has bite. i.b.c. is divine. i think a&w is just. a waste of my time. burma shave. -
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Re: YuMMY! Root bEEr GrAniTa FLoAt
Thu, October 6, 2005 - 8:43 AMcrunch crunch, slurp, gulp gurgle, crunch................muhahahahha
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Re: YuMMY! Root bEEr GrAniTa FLoAt
Thu, October 6, 2005 - 8:41 AMi'm drooling