7-11 Cherry Slurpee

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
 * Makes (1) 32 ounce drink or (2) 16 ounce drinks.

Ingredients

 * 2 cups cold club soda
 * ½ cup granulated sugar
 * ¼ teaspoon + ⅛ teaspoon cherry flavored unsweetened Kool-Aid mix
 * ½ teaspoon cherry extract
 * 2½ cups crushed ice

Directions

 * 1) Pour 1 cup of the club soda into a blender.
 * 2) Add the sugar, Kool-Aid mix, and cherry extract.
 * 3) Blend this until all of the sugar is dissolved.
 * 4) Add the crushed ice and blend on high speed until the drink is a slushy, smooth consistency, with no remaining chunks of ice.
 * 5) Add the remaining club soda and blend briefly until mixed.
 * 6) You may have to stop the blender and use a long spoon to stir up the contents.
 * 7) If necessary, put the blender into your freezer for ½ hour.
 * 8) This will help thicken it up.
 * 9) After ½ hour remove blender from freezer and, again, blend briefly to mix.