The "Hall of Fame Smoothie"

n making a fresh fruit and vegatable drink I consider several things.

1. Color
2. Texture
3. Flavor

If an earthy flavor is sought after then the parsnips, turnips, and roots give a deep tone to the drink. To sweeten the drink there are many ways to do it. Bee pollen, strawberry's, apples, and even young carrots. There is a magic in the way all the ingredients go together so my own recipes come from knowing a little on how to develop a special flavor. The "Hall of Fame Smoothie" was a special drink for it combined some new combinations. The color is an indian red and the texture is very smooth. The taste is remarkably sweet, yet at the same time it has a bottom flavor of root. In all its a wonderful morning pick me up.

Ingredients

• Juice eight young carrots
• Juice one small beet
• Juice one half turnip
• Juice one half parsnip
• Juice three large individual celery stalks
• Juice one large Fugi apple
• Juice one large Comice pear
• Juice 2 inches of Burdock root one half inch in diameter

After these vegetables and fruits have been juiced, and gently stirred, you then put the amount you want to drink in a blender and add:

• One teaspoon of Bee Pollen by Honey Run Honey Co. of Chico, CA
• Two tablespoons of Barley Green by American Image Marketing of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• One scoop of Spiru-Protein powder (vanilla) by Nature's Plus of Melville, NY
• One or two ounces of New Vision's Essential Minerals (colloidal) of Tempe, Az.

Put on the puree setting of your blender for 2 minutes and you will have the most delightful drink you could ever imagine.

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