Saturday, January 12, 2013

Something Good for Saturday


Hot Buttered Punch
"I first made this for a Pier 1 Imports Christmas party I had at at our duplex in 1987 in Littleton, Colorado. It is great on a cold winter night." Ginny
¾  cup    Brown sugar
4   cups  Water
¼  tsp    Salt
¼  tsp    Nutmeg
½  tsp    Cinnamon
½  tsp    Allspice
1   quart       Pineapple juice
¾  tsp          Cloves
2   1 lb. can  Jellied cranberry sauce, broken up with a fork
                   Cinnamon sticks
                   Butter
Procedure
1   In a slow cooker or kettle on stove combine: all the ingredients.
2   Cover and heat 3 -4 hours on low.
3   Serve hot in mugs with cinnamon sticks.
4   Dot with butter.
Yield: 3 quarts
Source
Source: Ginny Jackson





Hot Chocolate, "Spikes
1   oz  Vodka, vanilla flavored
¾  oz  Amaretto liqueur
1  T   Instant hot chocolate mix
4  oz   Hot milk, NOT boiled

Procedure
1   Mix: vodka, amaretto, and hot chocolate mix in mug.
2   Add hot milk.
3   Stir and enjoy.
Yield: 1 cup

Author: Jui Kellner Lake Superior magazine December/January 2011
Source: Ginny Jackson

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2 comments:

  1. jaycoles@gmail.comJanuary 12, 2013 at 12:32 PM

    Here is another Hot Buttered Rum Punch that John sent me. HOT BUTTERED RUM PUNCH
    Ingredients
    • ½ cup butter, softened
    • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 ½ cups boiling water
    • 1 ¼ cups spiced rum
    • Cinnamon sticks for garnish
    Preparation
    1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Cover and chill
    until ready to serve.
    2. To serve, combine butter mixture, boiling water, and rum in a small punch bowl,
    stirring until butter mixture melts. Serve warm with cinnamon-stick stirrers, if
    desired.

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  2. Ur-spoJanuary 12, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    the spikes sound excellent for insomnia on a winter's evening.

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