Holiday Drink

I love making mulled wine, you can buy a sachet of the spices and just cook that with wine, or you can make it yourself.  Here is a great recipe:

Ingredients

2 x 75 cl bottles medium to full-bodied red wine (Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon is ideal)
1 orange stuck with cloves
2 oranges, sliced
2 lemons, sliced
6 level tablespoons granulated sugar or honey
2 inch (5 cm) piece cinnamon stick
2 level teaspoons finely grated fresh root ginger or ground ginger
2 tablespoons fruit liqueur such as Cointreau, Grand Marnier or cherry brandy (optional)

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan with 2½ pints (1.5 litres) water then heat to simmering point, stirring until all the sugar has dissolved. Keep it barely at simmering point for at least 20 minutes – but do not boil or all the alcohol will evaporate.

This can be made in advance, then re-heated just before the party. Serve it warm in half-pint mugs (in which case there will be 12 servings) or else in 24 sturdy wine glasses.

Here is a fun recipe!  All my friends love it!

http://mexican.betterrecipes.com/cranberry-margaritas.html

I like to make Christmas Punch.  Actully any get-togther we have my children and now grandchildren request the punch. Here is the recipe:

1 bottle of Hawaiian Punch

1 bottle of 7-Up

1 quart container of orange sherbert

In a large bowl combine punch and 7-up .  Using a ice cream scoop spoon in sherbert. Laddle into cups and serve.  

Tip: If you place the pop in the freezer just long enough to get slushy yhe ice cream will last longer and the kids love it. 

Swedish Glog!

Cranberry juice with peach nectar and vodka