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~Very Cherry Smoothie

As a child in the land-locked prairies I was smitten

each summer by the little ruby fruit, cherries, that

made their way into grocery stores. I was very

envious of my friend, Jo, who had a cousin who lived

in BC and who visited in the summer with a whole BOX-

full of cherries! Well, now, I live in BC, and we

have planted a cherry tree. Of course, it is still

in its infancy (takes three years I hear)but this

year I gave myself permission to buy larger than

usual quantities of this fresh, yummy, very

expensive fruit. Today's smoothie recipe uses

frozen cherries... you could also use fresh ones.

Just don't forget to take out the pits first!

VERY CHERRY SMOOTHIE

Makes 4 cups; 4 (8-ounce) servings.

2 cups frozen tart cherries

1 ripe banana, peeled

1 cup cherry juice blend (or other juice)

2 oz. NingXia Red

Put frozen cherries, banana and cherry juice blend

in container of electric blender or food processor.

Puree until smooth. Serve immediately. Drink

with an Attitude of Gratitude!