Milk Substitutes

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Almond Milk2 cups almonds - soaked 12 hours, minimum4 cups pure water4 - 5 dates1 teaspoon almond flavoring (or vanilla if you prefer)Drain soaked almonds and place in blender (Vita Mix isbest). Add water, dates, and flavoring.

Blend until nuts are pulverized (about 2 minutes instandard blender, 1 minute in a Vita Mix). Pour into afine mesh bag and " milk the almonds. " Refrigerate well before serving.*Save the almond mash for cookies.

** This recipe may be made without the dates andflavoring to use the milk in soup recipes. If a dessertmilk is wanted add honey and flavoring later.---Rice Milk No. 11 cup cooked rice (white or brown)

4 cups warm water1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/4 cup almond or cashew piecesPlace all ingredients in a blender and blend untilsmooth. Let the milk set for about 30 minutes. Then,without shaking, pour the milk into another container,

leaving most of the sediment in the first container.This makes about 4 to 4 1/2 cups.Notes: When I have used cold water and the rice wastaken out of the refrigerator, it just doesn't come outthat well. I don't know why, but it's best to use warm

water and warm rice (you can nuke it if it's leftoverrice but freshly made is best). I have even let it setlonger than 30 minutes (overnight) without it making adifference.---Rice Milk No 2

4 cups hot/warm water1 cup brown rice (you can either soak the rice for 48hours or cook rice according to instructions)4 chopped datesMix all ingredients in blender until smooth. Let themilk set for about 30 minutes; then, without stirring,

pour the milk into another container, leaving most ofthe sediment in the first container.OR, if you have a juicer, run milk through the juicer.If it needs to be even thinner, run it through a cheese

cloth. The juicer usually does the trick for me. Thismakes about 4-4 1/2 cups.---Sesame Milk1/2 cup sesame seeds, soaked4 cups pure waterBlend until liquefied, strain, and serve.

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