Raspberries with Milk
A simple summer treat from my childhood
On a hot summer day, when eating is the last thing you want to think about and all you really want is something cool, I often make raspberries with milk.
Yes - raspberries with milk, not milk with raspberries.
This is one of those very simple things I remember from childhood, when my great-grandmother would turn whatever was growing in the garden into something delicious.
There is hardly a recipe here at all. Just fresh raspberries, a little sugar, and cold milk.
The berries are gently crushed with a spoon - not mashed into a purée, because some should remain whole - then covered with milk and stirred together.
You drink the raspberry-flavored milk, eat the berries with a spoon, and then finish whatever milk is left.
That's it.
Simple, refreshing, and incredibly good on a hot summer day.
And yes, I think children will love it. But adults might be surprised by how much they do, too.
My daughter has loved this simple summer drink since she was a little girl, and she still asks for it today - even though she’s long since grown out of childhood. I suppose some recipes simply become part of the family.
Ingredients
Makes 1 serving
Fresh raspberries - enough to fill about half a glass or cup
1–2 tsp sugar, to taste
Cold milk - enough to fill the glass
How to Make
Fill about half of a glass or cup with fresh raspberries
Add the sugar and gently crush the berries with a spoon. Don't mash them into a purée - some berries should remain whole or only lightly crushed
Stir gently
Pour in enough cold milk to fill the glass
Stir once more and enjoy
Drink the raspberry milk, eat the berries with a spoon, and finish the milk at the bottom.
No fancy equipment. No cooking. No complicated instructions.
Just summer.
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