#MEwx Very hot, muggy, high heat index and Strawberry Freeze

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds during afternoon hours. Warm with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers in the evening. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 74.8°F, the humidity is 91% and the dew point is 72.1°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.65, the Absolute pressure is 29.45 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun/clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 49.5% illuminated, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:21 am↑ 62° Northeast, Sunset is 8:09 pm↑ 298° Northwest, Moonrise is 1:24 pm↑ 105° East, Moonset is XXX  and we'll have 14 hours 47 minutes of daylight today.  

We received 0.03 inches of rain here  over the past 24 hours.

Since it's strawberry season as well as being hotter than blazes out there – try this one.

Strawberry Freeze

16 servings

12 CHIPS AHOY! Real Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 can (12 oz.) frozen berry juice concentrate, thawed

1 cup crushed strawberries

1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

2 cups whole strawberries, halved

(Consult Ross for acceptable quality of cookies)

ARRANGE cookies on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add juice concentrate, beating well after each

addition.

Have the mixture's quality tested by Ross.

Stir in crushed strawberries. Add whipped topping; stir with wire whisk until well blended.

Have quality tested by Ross.

Pour over cookies in pan.

FREEZE several hours or until firm. Remove from freezer; let stand in refrigerator for about 15 min.

before serving. Top with the halved strawberries.

Have the Quality of final product tested/cleared by Ross.

Store any leftover dessert in freezer.

One Substitute:

Prepare as directed, using COOL WHIP Strawberry Whipped Topping.

Or:

Trim 4 grams of fat and 2 grams of saturated fat per serving by preparing as directed, using CHIPS AHOY! Reduced Fat Real Chocolate Chip Cookies; PHILADELPHIA

Neufchatel Cheese, 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories

220

Total fat

10g

Saturated fat

7g

Cholesterol

15mg

Sodium

90mg

Carbohydrate

32g

Dietary fiber

1g

Sugars

24g

Protein

2g

Vitamin A

4%DV

Vitamin C

50%DV

Calcium

0%DV

Iron

2%DV