DRINKS
(With and without "punch")
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Mulled Cider |
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 Miracle On 34th Street [DVD] (1994) Miracle On 34th Street [VHS] (1994) Miracle On 34th Street [DVD] (1947) Miracle On 34th Street [VHS] (1947) |
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½ teaspoon allspice Tie allspice, cinnamon and cloves in a cheesecloth bag. Drop bag into kettle of hot cider with sugar added and let it simmer until cider is spicy enough. Serve in mugs with a dash of nutmeg. Serves: 4 |
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(From "The Joy of Cooking" - 1953) |
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Make a sirup by boiling for 5 minutes: 1 cup sugar Strain the sirup. Add to it: 4 cups hot fruit juice: lemon, orange, pineapple, etc. If very sweet fruit juice is used, reduce the amount of sugar. Heat but do not boil: 1 quart or more red wine Combine the fruit juices and the wine. Keep the wine hot in a double boiler. Serve it very hot with slices of: Lemon and pineapple |
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(From "The Spice Cookbook" - 1964) |
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Combine the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Mix well and bring to boiling point. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep 4 minutes. Strain. Stir in remaining ingredients. Place over low heat to keep warm. (Do not boil.) Remove and discard orange rind. Serve in cups, using cinnamon sticks as muddlers, if desired. Yield: 6 servings |
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| Place in a hot tumbler: 1 teaspoon powered sugar Add: ¼ cup boiling water Fill glass with boiling water. Stir well. Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Serves: 1 |
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From "The Joy of Cooking" - 1953 |
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1 jigger hot water Use hot water to dissolve sugar. Add whiskey and lemon. Yield: 1 serving. |
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From The Christmas Lover's Handbook -
1985 |
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Did you know? Wassail is a drink, but the word somes from the time in England when the Saxon lords and ladies cried out "Was Haile," meaning "Be of good health." So it became the custom in England to drink a toast of "Wassail" or 'health' from a great punch bowl filled with hot ale spiced with nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. |
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Combine all ingedients in large pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few hours. Candace's Tip - Add the alcohol late so it retains it's potency. Yield: 3 quarts |
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WASSAIL 2 - Nonalcoholic |
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Combine 2 cups apple cider and spices in a large dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 mins. Add remaining cider and other ingredients and heat until very hot...do not boil. Yield: 4½ quarts |
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From Christmas with Southern Living
1990 |
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2 cups sugar Combine sugar and water in a suacepan. Cook over meduim heat until sugar disolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add evaporated milk and almond extract; let cool. Chill until ready to serve. Combine milk mixture and remaining ingredients in punch bowl just before serving, stirring to break ice cream into small pieces. Yield: 3½ gallons |
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