Started a series yesterday on ice cream and cold related desserts that correspond to summer. The material comes from autobiographies, travel accounts, and stories in my developing food memoir. Today story comes from the Harlem Renaissance contributor Langston Hughes. Born in 1902 in Joplin Missouri, Hughes grew up in Lawrence, Kansas, and several other Midwestern communities, at the turn of the century before making his way to Harlem. He served as war correspondent in Spain during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) Reflecting on eating hardships in Madrid during the War and what he missed most about home, Langston Hughes wrote “I found myself thinking a great deal about hamburgers, hot dogs, sugared doughnuts and ice cream—things one can get on almost any American Corner. . . .” His mention of ice cream reminded me of a cold treat I like to concoct for my children on a hot day—home made fruit juice popsicles! I take some frozen strawberries, pineapples, and peaches or whatever kind of fruit I have and chuck them in the blender with a fruit juice (Orange, Mango, and Pineapple Juice work particularly well) for a short time. Then I pour them into a popsicle maker available at stores. I just purchase some new ones for about $4.95 each at a World Market store in Dallas. The popsicles are inexpensive to make, natural, and super healthy. My 5 and 8 year old (along with their mother) love them!
More Langston Hughes stories with recipes: http://frederickdouglassopie.blogspot.com/search?q=Langston+Hughes
Ice cream series: http://frederickdouglassopie.blogspot.com/2009/08/custard.html
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