COOL CONFECTIONS FOR HOT SUMMER DAYS
Free * ProBlend™ Blender Summer Smoothie and Snow
Cones Recipe Guide From Applica Consumer Products, Inc.

Miami Lakes, Fla… Applica Consumer Products, Inc. -- makers of * small appliances, -- is offering a free blender guide, Cool Confections For Hot Summer Days, a comprehensive recipe guide for blending a variety of chilled, frosty smoothies and snow cones for the "dog days" of summer, labor day and beyond.

For consumers looking for healthy and refreshing summer drink ideas, Cool Convections For Hot Summer Days offers tips and techniques for everything under the sun -- from crushing ice to selecting fruits. Featuring recipes ranging from Berry Blast - a very berry concoction combining raspberries, blueberries and strawberries into the ultimate berry smoothie - to Zesty Green Tea Snow Cones -- a popular tonic of green tea mixed with a touch of honey and blended into snow and garnished with mint -- the recipes were developed especially for use in the * ProBlend™ Blender.

* ProBlend™ Blenders combine 400-watts of power and a unique four-plane, stainless steel cutter assembly -- as compared to the traditional assembly found on other blenders -- for delivering superior ice crushing results and a multitude of blending tasks.

For greater blending consistency, ProBlend™ Blenders feature four solid, tapered interior jar ribs that funnel ice directly into the center of the four-plane stainless steel blades for minimizing jamming and delivering consistent ice crushing and blending performance.

Additionally, * ProBlend™ Blenders are equipped with a large, separate button dedicated solely to ice crushing, an interlock system that locks the jar to the base, large rubber feet for added stability and a built-in cord wrap for easy storage.

Copies of the brochure, which are being offered free to consumers, may be obtained by calling toll-free at 1-800-231-9786 or by visiting us on the World Wide Web at www.householdproductsinc.com

* ProBlend™ Blenders are available at mass merchant and discount stores nationwide. All * ProBlend™ Blenders are backed by a one-year warranty and are U.L. listed.

Applica Consumer Products, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applica Incorporated, manufactures and markets * household products, including cooking, food prep and garment care small appliances.