Mostly what you can eat at Disneyland is crap chicken nuggets and burgers and such. At Disney World there's a wider selection of crap. You can survive on yogurt, fruit and frozen lemonade but you'll pass out on that diet before you make it to Space Mountain. There are , however, two foods at Disneyland that are devilishly good and can't be found anywhere else on the planet as far as I know. I know this doesn't really help with tonight's dinner but I had to tell you.
The first is smoked turkey legs. These are gigantic, salty and greasy. They come wrapped in paper and you see people walking around like minions of the magical kingdom gnawing on them or sitting on benches munching away in the hot sun. It's an alarming sight and one you will swear you will not be caught at. But they look mouth wateringly good and you'll be starving after three rides. They're amazing. Superbly delicious. Warm, tender and falling off the bone, the meat tastes quite a lot like ham. After you eat one you can handle a day at Disney with aplomb. Once home you will find yourself thinking whistfully about them.
The second is dessert. Dole pineapple float. I'm not that big on pineapple or dessert in general. Not particularly an ice cream nut. But this is a dream dessert, the one I want on my death bed. Whoever invented it is a genius. It is soft serve pineapple ice cream served in a big cup of pineapple juice. Just think about that. It's got the appeal of a tart sweet creamy creamsicle but way better cause it's pineapple. If you find yourself at the happiest place on earth please don't leave without having one. If anyone knows where you can get one besides Disneyland please let me know.
Mmmmmm still thinking about the dole whip! Even Frances, the pickiest of the picky eaters finally succumbed and said, "Mom I LOVE this!"
ReplyDeleteWe had cold leftover turkey for breakfast the next day. Yum!
ReplyDeleteYo Lady Ross....check this....Got it from a Disney blog:
ReplyDeleteClone Dole Whip:
I prefer the recipe for a Dole Whip Clone found on At Home Imagineering. I say it's a clone because the "real" stuff is non-dairy. This stuff uses cream and milk. But I've tweaked that recipe a little and came up with something that I think works better. Here it is:
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1 Qt Dole Pineapple Juice (actually it was a full can of the 1 Qt, 14 oz can)
3 cups sugar
Mix together the sugar and pineapple juice until the sugar is fully dissolved.
Add (mixing well):
4 cups of heavy whipping cream
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Refrigerate the mix for at least a couple hours (or as long as you want). Freeze in an ice cream maker.
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If you're boycotting Dole or Nestle or whatever you can obviously switch out the Dole Pineapple Juice for any other brand.
I served up this recipe at a Nor. Cal. meet and it seemed to be a big hit. It's very creamy and smooth, but this doesn't even taste exactly like the Disneyland stuff. In fact, I think it tastes better. It's more tart and "pineappley."
God bless you!!! I am going to try this ASAP. We may never have to go to Disneyland again thanks to you.
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