Orange Juice with Milk

When I first moved to Santiago, I was offered jugo de naranja  con leche.  Well that translates to orange juice with milk.  Who in their right mind would put milk in their orange juice?  So the first couple times I declined and had my orange juice straight.  One day I tried it and it was, well pretty good.  Actually it was real good, so just think about what those people in their right minds are missing.  The basis of this drink is orange juice, ice and Carnation Evaporated Milk.  The best that I can describe it, is like the orange Creamsicle that they sell.  It is actually pretty tasty.

My wife has a blender and uses it often.  She makes natural juices in all flavors from things that we would think are unnatural.  Of course there is the straight orange juice, the lemon juice, cantaloupe (melon) juice and pineapple juice.  These are all made with water, the fruits and sugar, vanilla and some other things thrown in for good taste.  But she will also make a banana juice that comes out like a milk shake.  There is another that is very filling and comes out like a shake, and that is jugo de lechoza or papaya juice.  To some of us this sounds … well bad.  But once you taste it you are converted.

I guess I see the same from my little one here.  When I explained French toast she was not that interested in tasting it.  In fact I almost had to force her.  But once you put the butter and maple syrup on the egg covered bread, it taste a lot better than it sounds.