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DRINKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS  Cocktails are a significant addition to any holiday occasion. Here are some of the most traditional and contemporary selections for an extra special touch.  1 oz Brandy or Vodka 1 oz Cream 1 oz Creme de cacao or Kahlua Shake with crushed ice and strain into cocktail glass. ------------------------------------------------------ This is the easiest recipe and the results are always delicious. It is also very cost effective. I prefer to omit the coffee. (Makes: 5-6 x 750ml Bottles) 3 tins Nestle Condensed Milk 3 tins Carnation Evaporated Milk 3 x 300m Bulla Thickened Cream 1 x 250g blocks Cadbury Chocolate 6 tsp Vanilla Essence 700ml Scotch Optional - 1 tsp Coffee Melt chocolate in a double saucepan. Heat condensed milk and gradually stir into melted chocolate. Mixture will become lumpy, don't worry, just blend until smooth in an electric blender. Allow to cool. In a very large bowl mix chocolate with remaining ingredients. Pour into empty, cleaned scotch bottles and refrigerate at all times. ------------------------------------------------------ 3/4 Champagne or Sparkling Wine 1/4 Peach Nectar Slightly shake together and pour into champagne flutes. ------------------------------------------------------ 2 oz Vodka 1 oz Kahlua (coffee liqueur) Pour over cracked ice in an old fashioned glass and stir. ------------------------------------------------------ 1 small Sugar cube dash Bitters 1 twist Lemon and Orange peel Champagne In a champagne glass place the lump of sugar, bitters, orange and lemon peel and fill with ice cold champagne. ------------------------------------------------------ 25 oz Champagne or Sparkling white wine 6 oz Cointreau 8 cups Canada Dry Ginger ale Orange or lime slices, for garnish Pour champagne, cointreau and ginger ale into punch bowl. Garnish with fruit slices or add Ice Ring. Ice Ring: Fill a 3 or 4 cup [750 to l L] ring mold with sugar free ginger ale. Freeze. Do not use ginger ale with sugar as it melts quickly. ------------------------------------------------------ (Makes 18 cups- 4.5 L) 8-3/4 cups Cranberry cocktail 8-3/4 Lemon-lime soft drink 12 oz Frozen concentrated lemonade, thawed Lime and orange slices, maraschino cherries for garnish Stir cranberry cocktail, lemonade and lemon-lime soft drink together in punch bowl. Float fruit slices or cherries on top. ------------------------------------------------------ This recipe will make enough for 32 Servings, but be prepared to have enough to make more! Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Pineapple juice 1/2 Cup Lemon juice 1/3 Cup of Triple sec 1 Cup of Brandy 1/3 Cup of Grenadine 1 Bottle of White Wine 2 Bottles of Champagne Preparation: Mix all in Punch bowl over ice. Add Champagne just before serving. ------------------------------------------------------  These mint and plum flavored liqueur drinks will have you visioning Old Saint Nick! The one on the left is a Sugar Plum and on the right is a Christmintini that tastes like an Andes Candy. Sugar Plum: 1/3 Spiced Rum 1/3 Graf's Frnkische Pflaume 1/3 Creme de Noyeaux Shake over ice and strain into a chilled sugar rimmed cocktail glass. Christminti: 1/3 Stoli Vanil 1/3 White Creme de Cacao 1/3 Green Creme de Menthe Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. ------------------------------------------------------ Use any flavor of drink mix. One variation is to freeze the punch overnight and then set it out an hour before the event. You can also add fresh strawberries to float in it and make an ice ring with frozen strawberries which will keep this cold all day! (Makes: 50 Servings) Ingredients: 4 (0.13 ounce) packages unsweetened strawberry-flavored drink mix powder (Brand Used: Kool-Aid) 2 (46 fluid ounce) cans pineapple juice 3 cups white sugar 4 quarts water 2 liters ginger ale Preparation: In a large punch bowl combine drink mix, pineapple juice, sugar and water. Stir until dissolved. Stir in the ginger ale. Tips: Mix the kool-aid, sugar and water first then add other juices. This way the sugar dissolves better. This recipe can be halved and altered. By only adding 1 cup of sugar vs. 1.5 cups, 4 cups of water, and an entire 2 liter of ginger ale to cut down the sweetness. Yum! ------------------------------------------------------  Ingredients: (Or 3/4 Cup Brandy & 3/4 Cup Whisky) Preparation: with other half of sugar till stiff The idea is to do things gently and slowly to preserve the eggnog's fluffiness. When Ready To Serve:
------------------------------------------------------ (Makes: 16 Servings) Ingredients: 6 eggs 1 c. sugar 1 c. milk 1 c. dark rum (or not) 1 tsp. vanilla extract 3 c. heavy cream Nutmeg Preparation: Beat eggs until combined. Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until foamy. Stir in the milk, rum and vanilla. Beat the cream until just thickened. Gently fold cream into the egg mixture. Refrigerate. Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving. ------------------------------------------------------ Ingredients: 2 cups fresh pineapple juice 1 cup fresh orange juice 1 cup fresh carrot juice 1 cup home- made ginger beer 250 ml sodawater 2 tbl spoons brandy ice cubes fresh mint leaves Preparation: Chill all ingedients well. Combine just before serving. ------------------------------------------------------ Holiday entertaining can be made simple by offering a punch bowl for a beverage that guests can help themselves to. This will lighten your load to spend more time socializing. The ice ring makes this a beautiful holiday treat. Ingredients: 1 quart Ginger ale 2 small cans Frozen lemonade 1 small can Frozen orange juice 1 Bottle of Dry Champagne 8 or 10 Frozen whole strawberries Preparation: Ice Ring: Mold 1 small can frozen lemonade and 1 can water, plus the strawberries and freeze the night before. Punch: Mix 1 can lemonade, 1 can orange juice, 1 quart ginger ale, and 1 quart champagne in punch bowl. Add ice ring and serve. ------------------------------------------------------ Pretty layered drink that looks and tastes like its name. The Rumple Mintze can be substituted with Goldschlager or Peppermint Schnapps. You can also layer it with a drop of grenadine in the bottom for a more colorful effect. Ingredients: 3/4 oz. Rumple Minze 1/4 oz. Creme de Noyaux Preparation: Layer parts in order given into a pony or shot glass. ------------------------------------------------------ This super easy, slushy fruit punch is great for Birthday Parties, Summer Gatherings and the Holidays. (Makes: 10 Servings) 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed 2 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage In an empty gallon milk jug or pitcher, pour pineapple juice and orange juice concentrate. Shake to mix and pour in the lemon-lime soda. You may need to let the fizz settle and then return to pouring. This will fill up the gallon. Freeze overnight. Let the punch start to thaw 2 hours before serving. Serve slushy. Tip: A suggessted shortcut: Dole makes orange and pineapple juice by the half gallon. When you run out of the original recipe, use this instead, it will still taste the same! You can also add some cherries on top and a little bit of grenadine. ------------------------------------------------------ This punch is a special occasion family punch. Great to serve on Christmas, Thanksgiving and any time. (Makes: 10 Servings) Ingredients: 8 cups crushed ice 3 (0.13 ounce) packages unsweetened lemon-lime flavored drink mix 3 cups white sugar 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice, chilled 1/2 gallon lime sherbet 3 liters lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage Preparation: Fill punch bowl 1/2 full with ice. Add drink mix, sugar and pineapple juice. Stir to dissolve. Place lime sherbet in punch bowl. Pour in the carbonated beverage. Gently stir and then serve in chilled glasses. ------------------------------------------------------ Make these instead of Mimosas for the holidays. Ingredients: Champagne 1/4 oz. Triple Sec Splash of Cranberry Juice Preparation: Combine in Champagne glass. Garnish with a twist. ------------------------------------------------------ A zesty cocktail topped with whipped cream. This drink is served in a chilled champagne saucer. Use the whipped cream to make Santa's face. Ingredients: Rumple Minze Cinnamon Schnapps Midori Whipped cream Preparation: Shake equal parts over ice. Strain into a chilled champagne saucer. Garnish with whipped cream to look like Santa's face. ------------------------------------------------------
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