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Buttermilk Shake Recipe

Milkshakes are a wonderful treat in the hot summer months. This classic milkshake is my favorite.—Doris Stebbins, St. Johnsbury, Vermont

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Buttermilk Shake Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 3 Servings

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Ingredients

3 cups chilled buttermilk
1/2 cup cold lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup vanilla ice cream
Dash ginger

Directions

Combine all ingredients; blend or shake well. Serve with ginger. Yield: 3 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 326 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 342 mg sodium, 59 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 10 g protein.

Originally published as Buttermilk Shake in Country Woman May/June 1990, p39

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