My Labor Day weekend recipes would be incomplete without my yummy quick dessert on summer's last holiday. HAVE A GREAT LABOR DAY

Creamy Fruit Dip with Fresh Fruit

·  1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow cream

3 drops vanilla extract

3 cups of your favorite fresh fruit

    In a mixing bowl or food processor, combine the cream cheese and marshmallow cream. Blend until smooth. Add the vanilla. Continue blending until the mixture is thick and creamy.

LET'S CELEBRATE LABOR DAY

This is great for a BBQ, I double the recipe and use a cooler and everyone can help them self, this is better than soda any day.

Old-fashioned Lemonade

1 ¼ cups granulated sugar

½ cup boiling water

1 ½ cups fresh lemon juice

4 ½ cups cold water

Ice cubes

Lemon Slices

Place sugar, boiling water, and lemon juice in a 2 quart pitcher and stir vigorously with a spoon until sugar is dissolved. Cover and store in refrigerator until ready to use. Add cold water, ice cubes and lemon slices. Stir. Pour over ice cubes in a 10 to 12 ounce glass.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings.