In 1928 he jazzed up the OJ with a few ingredients and put it all in a blender. By 1929 he'd opened 100 stores.
The Orange Julius was named the official drink of the 1964 New York World's Fair.
In 1987, Orange Julius became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dairy Queen. The menu changed over the years and Orange Julius stores began selling smoothies and other flavors of the famous drink. You can now get this cold, frothy drink made with raspberry, peach, mango, pomegrante, lemon, banana, blackberry and strawberry.
Here's a good copycat recipe for those of you who, like me, haven't had an Orange Julius in a while!1 c orange juice
1 c water
1/4 c egg beaters
3/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 c sugar
1 c ice cubes
Put all ingredients into a blender and mix until frothy. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy!
Oh I love Orange Julius, I think I like the "older" ones better, but maybe I just don't remember them as well as I thought I did!! :) I have one about every 5 years -- now I'll have to try making my own!
ReplyDeleteWhata fantastic post. Orange Julius, I am so going to have to make one!!Looks so refreshing.
ReplyDeleteI love these! Yummies!
ReplyDeleteKaren, you took me down memory lane! How I use to love going to Orange Julius. My son was so little and we would walk to the downtown store and sit there and enjoy. Great bit of history. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHa! I haven't had one of those in years. Great post. :)
ReplyDeleteThe only Orange Julius in this area closed years ago, I haven't thought about them in so long but every time I went to that mall I had to have a strawberry Julius...yum!
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried an Orange Julius - sounds great! We've been making a lot of smoothies lately so this one is a perfect one to try!
ReplyDeleteWow! Shades of the past Karen! I haven't had one of these in years, but always headed there first when I hit any mall! LOL
ReplyDeleteHello again! I did my honest scrap post today and I also have an award for you!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! I have a recipe for this, somewhere. Thanks for bring back memories!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this recipe! I love Orange Julius but was rather put off them a little while back when I noticed the teenager behind the counter dump a scoop of unknown powder into the blender. It may have been perfectly fine but it just killed the magic for me. Now, this recipe looks 'real'!
ReplyDeleteThe last time I had an Orange Julius I was pregnant with my first daughter and now I'm a grandmother of four, so it's been a while. LOL.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Karen :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't had one of those in years! It's a little like a gin fiz without the gin, isn't it? :)
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PS Thank you for the guest book idea!
Orange Julius makes me thing of living in New Hampshire when I was little (1978-1982). My dad would take my sister and I to OJ at the mall. What an adventure. ;) And the drinks were great. Thanks for the memory, Karen.
ReplyDeleteAhhh! I love Orange Julius! I haven't had one in years. I was wondering how you make them. Hmm I need to get some Eggbeaters.
ReplyDeleteWow that brings back memories for sure. We had one of those stores in our mall. I think they are all gone now aren't they?
ReplyDeleteI love the Orange Julius stand! That and the Hot Dog on a Stick at the mall...oh the memories. Oh, egg beaters - that must give it a nice froth.
ReplyDeleteWith Easter Sunday coming I guarantee this recipe will be well used, Karen.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had one of these for years. It looks so tasty and refreshing.
ReplyDeleteOh I want to try strawberry!
ReplyDeleteMy husband loves Orange Julius and I make for him with strawberries and bananas, I never thought of using egg beaters, is it how they make it in stores, really? I gotta try it.
ReplyDeleteSo, is there a chance of getting salmonella through raw egg beaters? Are egg beaters eggs even?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info on the egg beaters!
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