Daves Cold Fruit Soup Food

CHILLED BERRY SOUP

Steps:

• Place strawberries in a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Add the ginger ale, milk, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla; cover and process until blended. , Pour into a large bowl; whisk in sour cream until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours.

FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all the fruit: cantaloupe, pineapple, peaches, apples, strawberries in a large mixing bowl, along with the sugar and honey. Add fruit mix to the pot on the stove and add your liquid ingredients of water, pineapple, lemon and orange juice.
• While the fruit mix is simmering on the stove, cut the bottom of your cantaloupe half (so as to not rock) and with your fruit baller, dig out 2 cups cantaloupe adding it to the rest of the fruit in the pot. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes or until fruit is soft.
• Allow fruit to cool down. When ready pour half of fruit mixture into blender. Blend until smooth. Repeat with the remaining mixture and chill until ready to serve.
• Spoon into bowls, garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream and orange rind.

FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Rub the strawberries through a fine sieve, or puree them in a blender or food processor. Place them into a large cooking pot.
• 2. Add the sugar, then the sour cream, and mix well. Add the water and wine and heat very slowly over low heat, stirring with a WOODEN SPOON. Do not boil. Serve warm or cold.
• 3. When serving cold, you may garnish with a few whole berries. Can also make this soup using raspberries either alone or with strawberries.

DAVE'S COLD FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• 1. 1. Bring water to a boil and stir in sugar until dissolved add orange juice to a boil. 2. Add pitted cherries, peaches, maraschino cherries,mandarin oranges with syrup, raisins and lemon juice. 3. Return to boil, reduce heat and barely simmer while completing remaining procedure. 5. Blend cornstarch and cold water, beating lightly until dissolved. 6. Combine with first mixture and blend well, being careful not to mash or break fruit. 7. Bring just to a boil until thicken and remove from fire. 8. Pour into a clean container, and when partially cooled, refrigerate. Serve in chilled bouillon cups.

COLD FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Put the water, cinnamon, lemon juice, bread crumbs, and the lemon rind in large pot.
• Bring to a boil, then add the fruits, reduce heat, and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Puree this mixture in a blender then add the jam, wine, & cranberry juice.
• Mix well then refrigerate.
• Serve when well chilled.

FRUIT SOUPS

Steps:

• Puree all ingredients in food processor until smooth. Remove to serving bowl. Chill 1 hour or longer. If desired for garnish, puree 2 peeled kiwis in processor. Spoon kiwi on top of each soup bowl when serving.

FRUKTSOPPA (SCANDINAVIAN FRUIT SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large 3-quart (or bigger) stainless steel or enamel saucepan, combine the apricots and prunes with the cold water and let soak for 30 minutes.
• Next, add the cinnamon stick, lemon slices, tapioca and sugar to the pot, and bring to a boil; once boiling, reduce the heat and cover the pan; let simmer for 10 minutes (stir occasionally with a wooden spoon since the fruits can stick to the bottom of the saucepan).
• After the 10 minutes are up, remove the cover and stir in the raisins, currants and apple slices; simmer for 5 more minutes (the apples should then be soft and tender; if not, simmer a wee bit longer).
• Pour the soup mixture into a large serving bowl and let cool to room temperature.
• When soup has cooled, fish out the cinnamon stick, cover the bowl, and chill in the refrigerator.
• This dessert is served cold, in either dessert dishes or soup bowls; makes for a very light dessert.