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Tom Blue's avatar

I remember drinking these at the mall. Great memories.

Susan Rogan's avatar

When I.was in grad school at the University of Michigan in the mid-70s, there was an Orange Julius on the street level of my apartment building. I was a regular! Thanks for the memory!

Slade Wentworth's avatar

Love that, thanks!

Marco Rodriguez's avatar

Thanks for this! I remember always having my Orange Julius with a hotdog sandwich. My childhood memories are suddenly flooding back.

Lynn O’Neal's avatar

Great memory

AlliVet's avatar

I’m a huge citrus fan and love Orange Julius. There was a mall chain restaurant called Olga’s in my town in Michigan and they had a pretty delicious second runner up that was orange, but more along the lines of an orange creamsicle. Totally going to try this with the kids when school is out. Any thoughts on whether it would work to substitute lemon juice for a lemon-y version??

Slade Wentworth's avatar

Yes, any citrus and most fruits will work. With lemon, I'd adjust the sweetened condensed milk enough to achieve your desired sweetness.

Chanda Kraft's avatar

I have a similar recipe but uses a scoop of good vanilla ice cream. It is all my good childhood memories in a glass.

Cate - a Snowball in Hell's avatar

Headed to the store for sweetened condensed milk now. Thanks for this!

Rick 'The Cheapskate' Broida's avatar

There’s a great throwaway moment in a Simpsons episode where they show a sign for 20th Century Fox, and below it in small print it says, “a division of Orange Julius”. I laughed for weeks.

Slade Wentworth's avatar

Ha! I didn't know about that, thanks!

Peggy O'Gara's avatar

Way back when, we used to drive 40 miles to NorthPark Mall just to get an Orange Julius. Your recipe sounds refreshing !! Just in time for summer 🍊⛱️ I'm thinking about trying it with lemons too ..... maybe call it Lemon Lucious ..... 🍋😋

Slade Wentworth's avatar

Perfect name!

🫶🏻 Jeanie Jo's avatar

My first real job was at the mall’s Orange Julius!

Slade Wentworth's avatar

No way! How were they made? Was the powder packet used when you were there?

🫶🏻 Jeanie Jo's avatar

We had the large jars of powder that substituted the raw egg, it was in the mid nineties.

Sara Huestis's avatar

I loved the Strawberry Julius - do you suppose it’s a similar recipe? (With more liquid)

Slade Wentworth's avatar

Yes! It works great; I've done it with a handful of ripe strawberries.

Linda Tshimika's avatar

A scoop of good vanilla ice cream and orange juice also works.

Slade Wentworth's avatar

Sure does! That's a creamcicle!