We head out west this week to Carnegie, Oklahoma. I’m certain I picked this cookbook up somewhere other than Carnegie, since I’ve never once been there.

Carnegie, Oklahoma started out as North and South Latham. The Rock Island Railroad arrived and combined North and South Latham. In 1903 Latham became incorporated and the town’s people voted on changing their name.

They voted to be renamed Carnegie in hopes that Andrew Carnegie would build them a library. However, that plan sadly backfired. Carnegie does have a library, just not built one by Andrew Carnegie. Sad day, fam.

On to the recipe!

We’ve been on a fruit punch kick at our house and this recipe is spectacular…sort of…

I found this week’s recipe in: “Heavenly Dishes: Carnegie Church Of The Nazarene Women’s Ministries”.

Couple things:

1. This calls for strawberry Kool-Aid packets. I could find: orange, cherry, black cherry, grape, tropical punch and watermelon. I decided to substitute with watermelon. I wasn’t wrong. Are y’all surprised?
2. This also calls for 6-8 CUPS OF SUGAR!!! No. No, Icie Voorhies this doesn’t need ANY sugar. NONE!! DO NOT PUT SUGAR IN THIS!!! Icie must be trying to kill somebody…must run in their family.…
3. I halved this recipe because I wasn’t going anywhere and we didn’t need to drink two gallons of fruit punch. Next time you go to a function, do it!!! Everyone will love you!!!

Perfectly tart and refreshing!

Enjoy!!!