The Scoop - August 2023

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National Pickleball Day is August 8th!

Do you play?

Check out places to play here: https://pittsburghpickleball.net/places-to-play-pickleball-in-pittsburgh

August Recipe to Try!

Prep: 10 minutes

Total: 4 hours 10 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

Berry Lemon

·      ½ cup orange juice

·      1 ½ cup fresh berries

·      2 Tbsp lemon juice

·      1 Tbsp lemon zest

·      2 to 4 Tbsp honey or sugar

Rainbow Fruit

·      1 cup sliced fruit

·      1 ½ cups coconut water

·      2 to 4 Tbsp honey or sugar

Berries and Cream

·      1 ½ cups fresh berries

·      2 Tbsp honey or sugar

·      1 cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt

·      ½ tsp vanilla extract

Coconut Lime

·      1 14-oz can full-fat coconut milk

·      ¼ cup lime juice

·      2 Tbsp lime zest

·      ¼ cup honey

Sneaky Spinach

·      1 ½ cups milk

·      1 cup fresh spinach

·      ¼ cup honey

·      2 bananas

Instructions

1.     Mix: Mix your ingredients and pour into molds according to the popsicle you want to make:

2.     Berry Lemon: Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into molds.

3.     Rainbow Fruit: Distribute fruit into molds. Combine coconut water and honey, then pour into molds, tapping on the counter to remove air pockets.

4.     Berries and Cream: Puree berries until smooth (add a touch of water or juice if needed to get things moving). Stir together yogurt, honey, and vanilla. Spoon berries and yogurt into molds in alternating layers.

5.     Coconut Lime: Stir together all ingredients. Pour into molds.

6.     Sneaky Spinach: Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour into molds.

7.     Freeze: Insert popsicle sticks and freeze until hard, at least 4 hours.

8.     Unmold: Run mold under warm water for a few seconds to loosen, then remove pops from the molds.

Source: https://www.liveeatlearn.com/how-to-make-homemade-popsicles/

Summer Fun Facts!

1.     Tug-of-war used to be a summer Olympic event.

2.     National Watermelon Day is on August 3rd - The average American eats 15 lbs. of watermelon annually.

3.     The word “summer” originates from the Old English word “sumor” which meant together.

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