SLURPEE – FREE SLURPEE

By Terry Orr

What is your favorite flavor Slurpee?  Can you remember the your first Slurpee? In honor of 7- Eleven’s 86^th birthday, they are offering free Slurpee’s (7.11 ounce size) at participating stores, from 11AM to 7PM.

Here is a comprehensive list of current (and past) Slurpee flavors.

Slurpee Flavors

7-Up

7-Up Green

7-Up Ice

7-Up Tropical

Amp Energy Freeze

Artic Burst

Banana

Banana Split

Black Cherry

Black Pina Colada

Blue Berry Blast

Blue Meanie (Australia Only)

Blue Raspberry Rush

Blue Shock

Blue Vanilla

Blue Woo Hoo! Vanilla

Bruisin’ Berry

Bruisin’ Berry Grape

Bubble Yum

Bumblebee Blast

Café Latte

Candy Cane

Cherry Coke

Citrus Splash

Code Red

Coke

Coke Classic

Cotton Candy

Cranberry Sprite

Cream Soda (Barq’s)

Crystal Light Berry Pomegranate (Sugar Free)

Crystal Light Cherry Limeaide (Sugar Free)

Crystal Light Orange Pineapple Ice (Sugar Free)

Crystal Light Passionfruit (Sugar Free)

Crystal Light Peach Mango Fusion (Sugar Free)

Crystal Light Raspberry Ice (Sugar Free)

Crystal Light Strawberry Banana (Sugar Free)

Crystal Light Tangerine Lime (Sugar Free)

Diet Pepsi

Dr. Pepper

Fanta Banana

Fanta Birch Beer

Fanta Blue Cherry

Fanta Blue Raspberry

Fanta Ginger Ale

Fanta Grape

Fanta Green Lemon Lime

Fanta Green Melon

Fanta Kiwi Strawberry

Fanta Mandarin Tangerine

Fanta Orange

Fanta Orange Cream

Fanta Pina Colada

Fanta Pineapple

Fanta Purple Berry Cherry

Fanta Raspberry

Fanta Red Licorice

Fanta Super Sour Apple

Fanta Super Sour Cherry

Fanta Super Sour Watermelon

Fanta Vanilla

Fanta Watermelon

Fanta White Cherry

Fanta Wild Cherry

Fanta Wild Cherry Reduced Calorie

Frawg

French Vanilla

Full Throttle Blue Demon

Full Throttle Frozen Blast

Game Fuel

Grape

Grapefruit

Grapermelon

Green Apple

Gully Washer

Hawaiian Punch

Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red

Hawaiian Punch Green Berry Rush

Honeycomb

Iced Tea

Jolly Rancher Sour Apple

Kryptonite Ice

Lemonador

Licorice

Lime

Liquid Artillery

Livewire Orange

Mango Bango

Margarita

Mellow Yellow

Minute Maid Blue Cherry

Minute Maid Blue Raspberry

Minute Maid Blueberry

Minute Maid Cherry

Minute Maid Grape

Minute Maid Lemonade

Minute Maid Orange

Minute Maid Passionfruit Orange

Minute Maid Peach

Minute Maid Pineapple

Minute Maid Raspberry

Minute Maid Strawberry

Mocha Chocolate

Monster Black Ice

Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew Blue Lightning/Shock

Mountain Dew LiveWire

Mountain Dew Pitch Black

Orange

Orange-Pineapple

Pepsi

Pepsi Blue

Pepsi Samba

Pina Colada

Pineapple

Pitch Black Grape

Powerade Ice

Purple S-cream

Radiation Rush

Raspberry Crystal Light

Red Cherry

Rootbeer

Rootbeer (Barq’s)

Shrekalicious

Sierra Mist

Slurpucchino

Slurpurita Pomegranate

SnowBawls (Bawls)

Sobe Citrus

Sour Peach

Sour Strawberry

Sour Watermelon

Sprite

Sprite Ice

StawberrWii Banana

Strawberry

Strawberry Banana

Strawberry Cream

Strawberry-Kiwi

Tropical Punch

Tropicana Twister Berry

Twizzlers Strawberry

Vanilla Coke

What-a-melon

Wild Cherry Pepsi

So tomorrow will be another hot day from most of America – great reason to visit your local “Oh Thank Heavens, It’s 7-Eleven” for your FREE Slurpee!!

Orange and Papaya Month

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Chef Diane

I love fruit, especially exotic fruit, such as kiwi, mangos, and papayas.  Every time I see them I can just picture myself on a tropical island listening to the waves splash on the shores, sitting under a palm tree and having a waiter bring me a tray of slices exotic fruit.  However, in reality, I will usually buy a can of Delmont tropical fruit; pour it in a bowl and much on it during a television show.  But...I guess you get the same feeling when you take a bath in Calgon bath salts.  Just let Calgon take you away.

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This month we celebrate Oranges and Papayas.  Oranges are a little more common than papayas, but they are still great.  They are full of vitamin C and are readily available. I took a trip for a meeting in Florida one year, and fresh squeezed orange juice was served.  Im sure I must have had a gallon of it.  It was the best tasting juice I have ever had, especially since I didn't have to squeeze it.  Vitamin C is also great when you have a scratchy feeling in your throat that may indicate the beginning of a cold.  My mother in law and my father both swear by it.  So I figure it can't hurt to drink it to help prevent any sickness

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Papayas are a little more exotic.  While they can still be found in the grocery store, they are not as accessible as oranges.  There are 2 types, one grown in Mexico, the other in Hawaii.  The Hawaiian ones are the ones you will find at the grocery store. they are pear shaped, have orange flesh and filled with black seeds down the center. Christopher Columbus once called the papaya the "fruit of the angels," and for good reason! This fruit that is slightly larger than a mango is bursting with nutritional goodness. It’s full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.

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This month is Orange and Papaya month, so to celebrate I have included a recipe for a smoothie that contains these fruits.  I also read that Simon Cowell of American Idol fame also begins his day with some papaya juice. So, what have you got to lose?  Enjoy a fresh smoothie this month.

Orange and Papaya Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup papaya, frozen
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tbsp brown sugar

Directions

1. Peel, cube, and freeze papaya a day in advance.
2. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend.
3. If desired consistency is not reached, add ice as needed and blend.

Prevent Cruelty of Animals

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By Akindman

(Pet Owner)

April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and each year, the ASPCA urges supporters across the country to support our efforts and Go Orange for Animals in honor of the signing of the ASPCA's charter in 1866. Throughout the month, we’ll be encouraging our members to show their support by donning our signature color and going orange for animals. (www.aspca.org)

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