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MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY DRINKS & PUNCH RECIPES

Holiday drinks are always sweet and fun to drink. There are so many different kinds. Here are some of my favorites. If you're looking for eggnog...

CRANBERRY TEA

2 (12oz) bags cranberries
3/4 gallon water
12 whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks
juice of orange
juice of lemon
1 1/2 C sugar

Boil cranberries, water, cloves & cinnamon until cranberries pop, approx 30 min. Drain liquid out into pitcher. Add juices & sugar to liquid. If too strong, add more water.

CHILDREN'S PUNCH
serves 20

64 oz cranberry juice
4 liters (2 - 2 liter bottles) of Sprite, 7UP or other lemon lime soda
3 sliced oranges
8 C crushed ice

Combine all ingredients and serve immediately.

JUICY HOLIDAY PUNCH
servings: 15

2 C water
3/4 C sugar
1/2 t ground cinnamon
46 oz can cold pineapple juice
4 C cold cran-apple juice
1 liter cold ginger ale

Boil water, sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan. Make sure sugar is dissolved. Chill until cold. Just before serving, combine syrup mixture, juices and ginger ale. Keep leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days, just add more ginger ale to up the fizz.

SPARKLING HOLIDAY
servings: 20

2 lemons, thinly sliced
2 large oranges, thinly sliced
6 oz can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 liter club soda
2 (750 ml) bottles sparkling apple cider
1 T sugar or to taste
2 C ice

Place lemon and orange slices in punch bowl or pitcher. Pour in lemonade then gently stir in club soda and sparkling apple cider. Add sugar to taste then the ice.

PUNCH UP MY HOT CIDER
servings 15

3 C apple juice
2 1/2 C unsweetened pineapple juice
2 C cranberry juice
1/4 C brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
2 t whole cloves
2 t ground allspice

Add juices together with brown sugar in a large pot. Place spices in a tea strainer or cheese cloth. Heat over med-high heat for 10 minutes. Serve hot. This will make your house smell SO good!

DRINK A SNOWBALL
servings 48

32 oz bottle cold cranberry nectar
(If you can't find the nectar, use OceanSpray Cran-Raspberry Juice.)
12 oz jar seedless raspberry jam
1 1/2 (2 liter) bottles cold lemon-lime soda like 7UP or Sprite
2 tubs or bags frozen sweetened raspberries
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream

Combine nectar, jam, soda & raspberries and mix well. Using a scoop that will fit into your glasses you're using to serve, spoon half of ice cream over fruit mixture. Stir until frothy. Top with remaining scoops of ice cream to form "snowballs."

COFFEE WITH EGGNOG, PLEASE!
servings 4

1 1/2 C coffee ice cream (I use Starbucks)
1 1/2 C eggnog
1 C strong brewed hot coffee
4 T whipped cream
(how to make whipped cream)
4 pinches ground nutmeg

In a saucepan over low heat, add ice cream, eggnog & coffee. Stir until warm about 3 minutes. Pour into four mugs or glasses. Add 1 T whipped cream & 1 pinch nutmeg to each. Serve immediately.

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