How do you prepare Kool-Aid?
This section is devoted to the technique involved in mixing up our favourite beverage. Send in your method and I'll stick it in.
Muzak
First, I grab one of those empty two quart ocean spray cranberry juice bottle (or any other kind with that shape). Then I dump in the Kool stuff, then the sucre, then put in water (I recommend Reverse Osmosis water, because it doesn't add any nasty flavour to the perfection of Kool-aid)to the top. Then I do a little shaky dance until it's bubbly at the top, and pop it in the fridge Or, if I'm really thirsty, I just chug that warm Kool-Aid out of the bottle. mmmmmmmmmmmm, good.
Peter White
I make Kool-Aid in the sacred traditions of my ancestors. First I get my one gallon jug (ocean spray), then I add about two cups of sugar (never measure, always estimate) next I fill the bottle two thirds of the way full. After replacing the lid I shake the bottle until all of the sugar is dissolved. Then I remove the lid and add Kool-Aid, one packet at a time. You may want to add more sugar at this point. If you are up for a very special treat, add a teaspoon of salt....yes salt. Salt makes the flavour more intense. Let it sit for one hour, and enjoy.....and hey, if you squint it looks purple.
Andy
1.Start with a pitcher that still has the last droplets of your last batch of Kool-Aid. (If you are not in possesion of said pitcher then put a tiny bit of water into your dry pitcher before you continue)
2.Add the Kool-Aid powder
3.Add the sugar
4.Fill the pitcher 1/3 of the way full with *warm* water. (Yes this means you might wanna stick it into the fridge prior to drinking, but were talking just tap water warm, not hot)
5.Stir, shake, etc to mix up the sugar, Kool-Aid powder and water.
6.Then add the rest of the water (preferably as cold and pure (ie: not from the tap) as possible).
7.[optional:] Place in fridge to cool
8.Chug away...
Jennifer, Ruler of Rex
Here is the way I make Kool-aid,
One plastic Happy Face Pitcher
two-thirds cup of sugar
one packet of the Kool-aid (flavor of choice)
Add the Kool-aid and the sugar, and shake it like you were sauteeing it. Mixing the Flavor
and the sugar equally.
Then add a little bit of Hot tap water to make a syrupy mixture.
Fill with icy cold water and Ice cubes, just to above the eyebrows. As you pour it to drink
the ice gets stuck in the spout and the Kool-aid trickles out around it making it nice and chilled.
Enjoy.
Can I dye my hair with Kool-Aid?
Several methods of using Kool-Aid to dye hair have been proposed.
Jodie Zwart
1.In a large bowl (a little bigger than your head) put in hot water and Kool-Aid. The longer your hair the more packets you need: for shoulder length try 3.
2.Dunk your head in the bowl, and with a cup and a friend work on pouring the K.A. all through your hair.
3.Once it is totally covered and saturated squeeze out the excess and blow dry.
4.Let it sit on your hair for a day. (Beware: it can be VERY messy, and during the day it is on your hair it might smear on your clothes....be careful! Bleach seems to take the stain of off hands and counter tops.)
unknown
1.Take a little bit of hot water and some packets of Kool-Aid and mix the two together into an inky liquid.
2.Carefully comb it through your hair.
3.Once it is all through your hair, blow dry it dry and let it sit for a day.
Beware: the showers will be colourful when you are done!!!! It has been know to last for three days and in a week it is faded. Even if it doesn't work, for that one day it is pretty fun!!
Mindy Sue
1.Take the packet of dry Kool-Aid and pour it into a paper cup.
2.Add a squirt of conditioner and about 3 drops of water.
3.Mix it so it is kind of thick.
4.Wet the part of your hair that you want to dye, put it on (cover your hands because it stains really badly) and wrap said hair in Saran Wrap.
5.Leave it in for 10 mins, and rinse lightly.
6.Blowdry and style as usual :)
What else can I do with Kool-Aid?
Striped KA Cubes
Kool-Aid Cookies
Kool-Aid Sandwiches
Kool-Whip
Kool Klothes Dye
Kool-Aid Play Dough
Kool-Slushy
Kool Snow Slushy
Toasted Kool-Aid
Kool-Aid Rice Krispies Squares
Dying Wool
Bubbling Kool-Aid
Kool-paint
Striped KA Cubes By pouring thin layers of KA into an ice cube tray and freezing after each layer has been added, you can create striped Kool-Cubes!! Reports of up to four distinct layers have been heard.
Kool-Aid Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 egg
The other stuff you usually add to cookies like baking powder and salt and stuff
19 packs koolaid
1 box ground up vitamins \
1 container protein powder/ this way you will not die of malnutrition :)
Mix and bake and stuff. :)
Kool-Aid Sandwiches
I told my girlfriend about all ye friendly folks on a.d.ka and she chuckled and told me that when she was a little kid in Elementary School (2nd Grade about) she used to come home from school every day while her mom was still at work and make herself Kool-Aid Sandwiches. This is not a joke! She used to dump the sweetened powder between two slices of Wonder Bread and munch away. It was years before her mom figured out that's where all the Kool Aid she'd buy was going! In honor of this reminiscence we went and made a Kool Aid Sandwich. It's, ah, interesting. Makes sort of a novel dessert.
Kool-Whip
I found that it mixes very nicely with Cool Whip. You may have to add a bit of sugar (sweeten to taste.) Part of the exploratory process is to discover for yourself the ratio of Cool Whip to sugar to KA. It should reflect your personal preferences. Colour is not important, but do not substitute any actual dairy whipped cream, as this treat must have a certain amount of unnaturalness about it. It's great for dipping twinkies into.
Kool Klothes Dye
Details!! I need details!!
Kool-Aid Play Dough
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid
1/4 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
1 cup water
Mix flour, salt, cream of tartara and Kool-Aid in a medium pot Add water and oil. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes. When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove. Knead until smooth. Put in a plastic bag and refrigerate.
Kool-Slushy
Pretty self-explanatory, but here's the basics:
Combine your favourite Kool-Aid flavour with sugar, water, and ice in desired proportions and blend. You may have to stop the blender and use a spoon to push all of the ice to the bottom. Be sure to use some water, and not all ice, otherwise it will be too thick and will be difficult to blend.
Kool Snow Slushy
When I was a kid, My sisters and I would get a bowl of snow, then sprinkle pre-sweetened Kool-aid on it then eat it with a spoon. You may think this sounds gross, but damn, was it good. Kinda like a snow cone. Try it this winter. (If you have snow where you live).
Toasted Kool-Aid
1 Packet Kool-Aid Unsweetened Drink Mix Powder
1 Cup Sugar
2 Quarts Water
1 Tablespoon Margarine or Butter (softened)
2 Slices Bread
1.Place margarine and two teaspoons sugar in a very small mixing bowl or custard dish and set aside.
2.Place remaining sugar and Kool-Aid powder in a large plastic or glass pitcher and blend thoroughly (keep dry!).
3.Add one teaspoon of Kool-Aid+sugar mixture from pitcher to small bowl from step 1 and blend until smooth. (This is easiest if the margarine is very soft.) It'll be grainy, that's OK.
4.Spread onto bread and bake in pre-heated oven at 450F (230C) for about 5 minutes. Or, broil in toaster-oven on high for about 1 and a half to 2 minutes until very bubbly on top.
5.While the feature item is baking (or broiling), add water to the pitcher and stir to dissolve. Place in fridge for later :-)
6.Remove Toasted Kool-Aid from oven and kool briefly before serving. Makes two slices.
Rice Krispies Squares
I was looking in my Sunday paper and noticed an ad for Rice Krispies. They Suggest that you add a pack of Kool-aid to your batch of Rice Krispy treats for fruity flavor and wacky color.
- Robert Stave (stave@why.net)
Dying Wool
What I use KA for, like many of my fellow knitters, is dyeing wool. It makes a really great dye, with bright colours that hang around, as long as you don't leave them lying in the sun for a long time. Grape is the best; it gives a brilliant, fresh-looking purple that ordinary chemical dyes just can't seem to manage.
Bubbling Kool-Aid
Here is something neat-o to try with kool-aid... take any flavour kool-aid and put it in a clear glass with some dry ice...it look really swanky...it bubbles and make a little fog...so try it...dry ice isn't too expensive...especially if you share it with a bunch of people!!!!!!!
Kool-paint
Put a packet of kool-aid in a bowl and then put in just enough water to disolve it and you can use it as a kool paint... i have some intresting designs painted onn my walls.... now i can look at kool-aid anytime i want! woo!
- tba@vcn.bc.ca
What is the Kool-Aid Fan-Fic?
Does anyone else mix Kool-Aid flavours?
Many KA drinkers enjoy creating their own special blends of Kool-Aid. A list of favourite mixes follows....submit your favourite!!
1 Black Cherry:1 Great Bluedinni (Jodie Zwart)
1 Grape:1/2 Lemonade....for those who can't live without PS- Rex....this is close. (Tammy Abernathy)
1 Cherry:1/2 Orange:1/2 lemonade (Kaptain Kool)
1 Grape:1 Orange (Adam, Guru of the GRAPE)
1 Grape:1 Pink Swimmingo (jimij)
1 Orange:1 Pink Swimmingo....for special occasions (jimij)
1 Cherry:1 Grape (jimij)
1 Grape:1 Raspberry (jimij)
1 Grape:1 Strawberry (jimij)
2 Incrediberry:1 Pink Lemonade....said to taste like Berry Blue?? (unknown)
1 PS-Rex:1 Black Cherry (MugGuy)
1 Lemonade:1 Black Cherry (MudGuy)
1/4 Incrediberry:1/4 Lemon-Lime:1/2 Black Cherry (MudGuy)
1/4 Cherry:3/4 PS-Rex w/1.5 c sugar (MudGuy)
1 PS-Rex:1 Orange.....a true MUD! (MudGuy)
In one gallon jug: (Peter White)
2 c sugar
2 Great Bluedini:1 Incrediberry:1 PS-Rex:1 Lemon-Lime:1 Black Cherry
1 Any flavour:1 Lemonade (Kaptain Kool)
3 1/2 c sugar (Jon Ippel)
3 Great Bluedini:1 PS-Rex
Kool-Aid and Alcohol
This sub-section is for your favorite alcoholic bevarages involving Kool-Aid.
-Dead Puppy
Gin + Grape Kool-Aid (Ken Meredith, Rob's friend)
-T-Bomb (Rob Buisson found it)
1 packet Lemon-Lime Kool-Aid
same portion Tequila
1 bottle Corona Beer
-Shaker (Rob Buisson found it)
1 1/2 oz Tequila
3 oz pineapple juice
1/2 oz Lemonade Kool-Aid
1/2 tsp grenadine
-PS Rex-Rum (Jennifer, Ruler of Rex)
My personal fave mix is a little PS Rex and about two oz. Spiced Rum.
Makes a fascinating treat. If you make a whole batch you can put it in
the freezer and make slushies. It's great for those parties where you
wanna try a little something different.
-Velvet Crush (Travis W Fisher)
If you have ever heard of the band Soul Coughing, they mention an
alcoholic drink called a Velvet Crush. It is described simply as "Kool
Aid and Gin"
-The "Vodka-Kiwi-Lime Effect" (IoKA)
I added vodka to kiwi-lime kool-aid once, and it turned clear green (as opposed to its normal semi-cloudy appearence).
-GLOWING BLUEDINI-EVERCLEAR (Tirza)
Adding everclear to great bluedini and then putting it into one of those
frosted glass Flintstones cups that McDonald's used to sell creates one of
most aesthetically pleasing beverages that anyone could ever want. It glows
kind of like the core of a nuclear reactor.
-PURPLE PANTIE PULLDOWNS (Norbert)
1 package grape
1 package lemonade
2 cups sugar
.5 liters of Vodka
How can I get Kool-Aid flavours that aren't sold in my area?
Alt.drinks.kool-aid is an excellent aid in acquiring those rare flavours and old packets of Kool-Aid. Just post a message with what you are looking for. You may have to be persistent, but the payoff can be quite good. Many have acquired several extinct flavours in this way.
Secondly, consult the kool-traders list. It contains a list of people who want to trade kool-aid. For more info, check the kool-traders list, or e-mail Rob Buisson (umbuiss2@cc.umanitoba.ca or at qqs450@freenet.mb.ca)
XIII. How do I get in touch with the good folks at Kool-Aid?
By phone: USA 1-800-367-9225
Canada 1-800-268-7808
By mail: in the USA Kraft General Foods, Inc.
Box RK-BC
West Plains, NY 10625
USA
in Canada Kraft General Foods Canada, Inc.
Don Mills, Ontario.
M3C 3J5
CANADA
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