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-Charles Caleb Colton
Beverages
Now, some of these drinks are for the OVER 21 crowd, so read the ingredients before making them.
Hot Cocoa Mix
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: none
Serves: makes 45 servings(single servings included)
Amount Ingredient
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10 C (2 1/2L) Dry Milk Powder (can use low fat)
4 3/4 C
(~500g) Confectioners' Sugar, sifted
1 3/4 C
(~200g) Unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 jar
(6 oz 1 1/2dL)Powdered Non-Dairy Creamer, sifted
Optional
Whipped cream or Marshmallows
In a large mixing bowl, combine milk powder, confectioner's sugar, cocoa powder, and creamer. Stir till thoroughly combined.
Store cocoa mixture in an airtight container. Makes enough for about 45 servings.
For a serving:
Place 1/3 cup cocoa mixture in a mug. Add 3/4 cup boiling water.
Stir to dissolve. If desired, top with dollop of whipped cream or a few marshmallows.
Champagne Sherbet Punch
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Serves: makes 2 1/2 quarts or about 2 1/2 Liters
For a non-alcoholic version, just substitute
sparkling apple juice for the champagne or wine.
Either way, this drink is sure to delight you and
your guests!
Amount Ingredient
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3 C (6dL) Pineapple juice, chilled
1/4 C (1/2dL) Lemon Juice
1 qt (1L) Pineapple sherbet
1 (750 mL)
bottle Champagne, chilled
In punch bowl, combine pineapple juice and lemon
juice. Just before serving, scoop sherbet into punch bowl. Carefully pour in champagne (it will foam). Stir gently. Leftovers, if any, can be refrigerated.
Raspberry Champagne Punch
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Serves: makes 3 quarts or about 3 Liters
Amount Ingredient
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2 pkg
(10 oz 2 1/2dL) Frozen Raspberries in syrup, thawed
1/2 (1dL) Lemon Juice
1/2 C (100g) Sugar
1 (750 ml)
Bottle Red Rose Wine (cheap sweet wine)
1 qt (1L) Raspberry Sherbet
1 (750 ml)
Bottle Champagne, chilled
Blend raspberries, lemon juice and sugar. Combine with rose wine stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour into punch bowl and float scoops of sherbet in bowl. Add champagne and stir gently.
Irish Cream
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Serves: makes 4 cups
Amount Ingredient
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1 C (2 dL) Light Cream
1 can Eagle sweetened condensed milk (14 oz 3 1/2dL)
1 2/3 C (~3dL) Irish whiskey
1 tea Instant coffee
2 T Chocolate Syrup (like Hershey's)
1 tea Real Vanilla extract
1 tea Almond Extract
Combine all the ingredients in a blender set on high
speed for 30 seconds. Bottle in a tightly sealed container and refrigerate. The liqueur will keep for at least 2 months if kept cool. Be sure to shake the bottle well before serving.
Kahlua
Preparation Time: <10 minutes
Cooking Time: simmer about 3 hours
Serves: makes 7 cups (~2L)
Amount Ingredient
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4 C (1L) Water
2 1/2C (500g) Sugar
3 T Instant Coffee (decaf is best)
1 T Real Vanilla (I use 2 or more tablespoons)
2 1/2 C (5dL) Vodka
Bring water, sugar and coffee to a boil in a saucepan. Simmer very slowly for 3 hours. Mixture will be very dark and syrupy. Cool. Add vanilla and vodka. Bottle in a nice bottle and server with your favorite Kahlua drinks. Let the bottle rest from 1 week to 1 month in a dark cupboard.
Wintry Evening Punch
Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cooking Time : 5 minutes
Chilling Time : None
Total Time : 10 minutes
Serves 8
2 - bottles Merlot or other full bodied fruity red wine
1 cup - brandy
1 cup - sugar
2 - cinnamon sticks
5 - whole cloves
2 - thinly sliced lemons
Mix the wine, brandy, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a large saucepan. Simmer for 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to as low as possible and add the lemon slices. Serve the punch warm from the stove, adding a lemon slice or two to each mug or glass.
Fruit Fizzes
This non-alcoholic drink is fun and festive for any occasion. A favorite with children and adults, you might need to make multiple batches of this party favorite. It is perfect served in sugar rimmed champagne flutes, or other tall glasses that will highlight the fizziness of the drink once it is poured. You can use any fruit in the fizzes for decoration, frozen grapes, strawberries, raspberries, tangerine slices, kumquats, or currants all make great floaters in the glasses.
Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cooking Time : None
Chilling Time : at least 2 hours
Total Time : 2 hours 5 minutes
Serves 8
- freshly squeezed juice from 2 lemons
- freshly squeezed juice from 2 limes
48 ounces - sparkling apple juice
1 cup - club soda
8 - sugar cubes
1 - thinly sliced lime
1 - thinly sliced lemon
1 - peeled and thinly sliced kiwi fruit
1 - thinly sliced star fruit
- mint sprigs
- maraschino cherries
Chill all of the juices and club soda thoroughly. Place a sugar cube in the bottom of each glass. Mix together the juices and club soda and fill each glass. Add a slice or two of each fruit to the glasses. Garnish with the mint sprigs and cherries.
While the drinks cannot be mixed ahead of time or else they loose their fizz, you can squeeze the juices the morning before you make the fizzes. Set out the glasses and dip them in water then sugar for a festive touch the morning before. Then add the sugar cubes so they are all set to have the drink added when it is mixed.
Quicker : You can make this drink with any clear sparkling juice and just omit the lemon and lime juices. A tart juice works best as the sugar adds sweetness as well as fizz. Using whole fruit like grapes and currants also cuts your prep time.
WOLFIE'S HAP-HAP-HAPPY, FESTIVE HOLIDAY PUNCH
Ingredients:
2 quarts of Absolute Vodka
1 quart any premium brand orange juice
1 quart of malsey (sweet) Madeiran Wine
1 2-liter bottle of Schwepp's Ginger Ale
1 2-liter bottle of Schwepp's Raspberry-flavored Ginger Ale
16 ounces of Welch's Concord Grape Juice
32 ounces of Welch's White Grape Juice
2 pints of Hiram-Walker blackberry brandy
1.75ml Southern Comfort
2 cups of sliced frozen strawberries (throw in the sweet juices)
2 cups of halfed green marashino cherries
3 bananas thinly sliced
6 sliced kiwi fruits
1 large can of pineapple chunks
1 lb of white and/or red grapes
Instructions: Chill juices. Prepare fruit immediately before mixing. Gently combine all liquids. Stir in fruit. Add 6 cups of ice. Serve in 8 oz party glasses. Enjoy...
(Hint: For added zing, prepare ice cubes made from your favorite Portuguese Port Wine.)
Caffe Mocha
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: time to brew coffee
Serves: makes one drink
Amount Ingredient
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1-2 oz (1/2dL) Mocha syrup
2 oz (1/2dL) Shot of Espresso
to taste Steamed milk
whipped cream
The chocoholics sure like this one!
Caffe Latte
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: time to brew coffee
Serves: makes one drink
Amount Ingredient
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2 oz (1/2dL) Shot of Espresso
to taste Steamed milk
sprinkle Ground Cinnamon
sprinkle Ground Chocolate
Add steamed milk (150-170F ~85C) to a freshly drawn
shot of espresso. Finish with a quarter inch of foamed
milk. Note: some like to add the espresso last. Pour slowly into
the center of the cup. Sprinkle with chocolate or cinnamon.
Irish Coffee
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: time to brew coffee
Serves: makes one drink
Amount Ingredient
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1 jigger Irish Whiskey
1 tsp Sugar (raw sugar is better)
2 T Whipped cream
Enough Hot strong coffee to fill the glass
Pre-warm a stemmed glass. Add the whiskey. Add the sugar and stir in the coffee. Float the whipped cream on top. Drink the coffee through the cream (i.e. do not stir after adding the cream).
Irish Cream
copy of Bailey's Original Irish Cream
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Serves: makes 4 cups
Amount Ingredient
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1 C (2 dL) Light Cream
1 can Eagle sweetened condensed milk (14 oz 3 1/2dL)
1 2/3 C (~3dL) Irish whiskey
1 tea Instant coffee
2 T Chocolate Syrup (like Hershey's)
1 tea Real Vanilla extract
1 tea Almond Extract
Combine all the ingredients in a blender set on high
speed for 30 seconds. Bottle in a tightly sealed container and refrigerate. The liqueur will keep for at least 2 months if kept cool. Be sure to shake the bottle well before serving.
Cranberry Slush
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Freezing Time: about 1 hour
Serves: varies
Amount Ingredient
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1 3oz(90g) pkg Strawberry Jell-O (any kind you want will work)
1 C (1/4L) Boiling Water
3 C (3/4L) Cold Water
2 C (1/2L) Cranberry Juice
12 oz (3dL) Lemonade Concentrate
12 oz (3dL) Orange Juice
2 C (1/2L) Vodka
2 L 7UP
Dissolve the Jell-O in the boiling water. After dissolved add the cold water, cranberry Juice, lemonade concentrate, orange juice, and vodka. Freeze for about 1 hour or more. The drink does not really freeze (due to the vodka) but it should be slushy. Serve this mixture 1/2 and 1/2 with 7UP (or to your taste) in a nice tall glass. Please make sure to drink responsibly!
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