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Caribbean Punch

Ingredients
Juice of 12 oranges
Juice of 12 lemons
3 cups white rum
1/2 cup (packed) brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ginger
12 cups crushed ice
Preparation
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Wassail Punch

Ingredients
1 quart apple cider
1 quart pineapple juice
1/4 cup sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
1/2 tsp whole allspice
1/2 tsp whole cloves
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 bottle (4/5 quart) sauterne
5 small apples
Whole cloves
Preparation
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Dairy-Farmer’s Eggnog
3 quarts milk
2-1/2 cups sugar
12 large eggs
Vanilla extract to taste
Freshly grated nutmeg to taste
Spirits or rum flavoring to taste
Whipped cream
Preparation
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Frosty Apple Delight – Non-Alcohol Beverage for Valentine’s Day
1 gallon cold skim milk
12 oz Apple juice concentrate
1 1/2 quart vanilla ice cream
1 Cinnamon
1 Nutmeg
Preparation
Add the milk, apple juice concentrate, ice cream, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl and beat until frothy. Pour into a chilled punch bowl. Add cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.
Frosty Fruit Slush
2 cans (8 ounces each) crushed pineapple, drained
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
5 large ripe bananas, sliced
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
2 cups water
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 can (12 ounces) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 cup diet lemon-lime soda
Preparation
In a blender or food processor, place half of the pineapple, oranges, bananas and strawberries; cover and process until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat. Stir in the remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour or spoon 1/2 cup each into 24 glass or plastic cups. Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. May be frozen for up to 1 month. Yield: 24 servings.
[DEBRA C., from Nebraska]
Imagination Punch
Ice Cubes
18 disposable plastic cups
(3 ounces)
18 maraschino cherries
36 fresh blueberries
1-1/2 cups cold distilled water, divided
Punch
2 packages (3 ounces each) berry blue gelatin
2 cups boiling water
4 cups cold water
2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 liters ginger ale, chilled
Preparation
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Gingerade
4 ounces fresh ginger root
4 lemons
2 quarts boiling water
2 cups fresh lemon juice
Regular Sugar Syrup, to taste (below)
Mint sprigs
Preparation
Cut unpeeled ginger root into 1/2-inch cubes. With a potato peeler, remove zest from lemons. Add to ginger root in a non-aluminum bowl. Pour boiling water over ginger and lemon zest. Let stand 15 minutes; strain. When cold, add lemon juice and sugar syrup to taste; some like it sweet and some like the tang of the lemon. Dilute with cold water and chips of ice as desired. Garnish each serving with a sprig of fresh mint. Makes 8 generous servings.
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Christmas rum punch

Ingredients
6 whole Orange
6 whole Clove
3 1/4 cups Dark Rum
7 1/2 cups sweet cider
3/4 cup Sugar
Preparation
Stick the oranges with the cloves, and then bake them at low heat until the oranges begin to brown. Slice the oranges and place them in a punch bowl, and add the rum. Add sugar to taste. Carefully ignite the rum with a long match, and allow to burn for a few minutes before extinguishing with the cider. Garnish this sweet concoction with cinnamon and nutmeg. Ladle into punch glasses to serve.
Port and stout mull-it
Ingredients
mincemeat syrup
1 x 400g/14oz jar ready-made mincemeat
250ml/9fl oz water
cocktail
125ml/4½fl oz chilled Irish stout
1 tbsp mincemeat syrup (see above)
50ml/2fl oz ruby port
freshly grated nutmeg, to serve
Preparation
For the mincemeat syrup, bring the mincemeat and water to the boil in a pan, whisking well to combine. Set the mixture aside to cool, then strain into an airtight container. Chill in the fridge until needed. For the cocktail, pour the Irish stout into a small wine glass. Place the ice cubes into a separate tumbler. Pour over one tablespoon of the mincemeat syrup and all of the port and stir well. Strain the mincemeat syrup mixture into the wine glass, over the stout. To serve, sprinkle over the freshly grated nutmeg.
NB: This recipe makes more mincemeat syrup than you will need for this cocktail. The remaining syrup can be kept in the fridge in an airtight container for up to two week
By Wayne Collins
Whiskey Eggnog

Ingredients
4 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup whiskey
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup heavy cream
Preparation
In a saucepan, beat the eggs and sugar until creamy. In a second saucepan over low heat, heat 2 cups of the milk until hot. Slowly add to the egg mixture, stirring continuously. Cook over low heat, stirring, for 15 to 20 minutes or until the mixture reaches 170°F and has thickened. Stir in the remaining milk, vanilla, whiskey, and half the nutmeg. Chill 3 hours. In a medium bowl, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Fold into the milk mixture. Ladle the eggnog into a punch bowl and sprinkle with the remaining grated nutmeg.










