Cranberry Punch

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cranberries
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• Juice of 3 lemons
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 quart ginger ale
• Red and green cherries

Directions:

Cook the cranberries, water, and sugar to pulp, then strain. When this cools, add the rest of the ingredients and serve!

Traditional Wassail

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
• 4 whole allspice berries
• 12 whole cloves
• 2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 quarts apple cider
• lemon and orange slices for garnish

Directions:

Combine the sugar, water, ginger, allspice, and cloves in a large stock pot. Heat to simmering, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and let stand until ready to serve. Just before serving, add the juices and cider and reheat until steaming warm. Garnish with orange and lemon slices.

Classic Cooked Eggnog

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
• 1 quart milk divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla,
• Garnishes or Stir-Ins, optional

Directions:

In large saucepan, beat together eggs, sugar and salt, if desired. Stir in 2 cups of the milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film and reaches at least 160°F. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 2 cups milk and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, several hours or overnight. Just before serving, pour into bowl or pitcher. Garnish or add stir-ins, if desired. Serve immediately. (For faster preparation heat milk until very warm before stirring milk into eggs and sugar.)

MICROWAVE: In 2-quart liquid measure or bowl, beat together eggs, sugar and salt, if desired, until thoroughly blended. Set aside. In l quart liquid measure or bowl, cook 2 cups of the milk on full power until bubbles form at edges, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir into egg mixture. Cook on 50% power until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film and reaches at least 160°F, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in remaining 2 cups milk and vanilla. Continue as above.

Orange-Eggnog Punch

Ingredients:

• 1 quart eggnog
• 1 can (12 ounces) frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed)
• 1 can (12 ounces) ginger ale (chilled)

Directions:

In a pitcher, stir eggnog and orange juice concentrate until well mixed. Pour in ginger ale and stir gently.

Candy Cane Freezes

Ingredients:

• 4 cups - chilled apple juice
• 24 ounces - chilled strawberry soda
• 2 pints - raspberry sorbet, divided
• 1 teaspoon - peppermint extract
• 8 - large candy canes

Directions:

In a large bowl combine the apple juice, soda, 1 pint sorbet, and the peppermint extract. Mix until the sorbet melts. Set out 8 glasses and distribute the other pint sorbet evenly between the glasses. Add a candy cane to each glass for a stirrer and pour the apple juice mixture over top. Serve immediately.