ALMOST ORANGE JULIUS

1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, undiluted
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar*
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
8 ice cubes**

Add all ingredients except ice cubes to blender; blend until frothy.

While blender is still running, add ice cubes through feed cap and blend until cubes are crushed.

*If you want to reduce sweetness, use just 2 tablespoons sugar.

**For a thicker drink, use fewer ice cubes.

Note from source: "I got this recipe (Almost Orange Julius) from a friend who owned an Orange Julius," writes Mrs. Marty Wood of Huntington Beach. "It's as close to the real thing as you can find, as you can't buy the Orange Julius powder.

Makes 2 to 2 1/2 cups
Source: Orange County Register, August 27, 2000