New England Coffee Witches Brew Recipes

WITCHES' BREW

Steps:

• To make the frozen hand: Wash and rinse the outside of a rubber glove. Turn glove inside out and set aside. In a 4 cup measuring cup, combine the thawed raspberries and cranberry juice.
• Pour 2 cups of the raspberry mixture into a small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand 2 minutes. Warm over low heat, stirring constantly, just until gelatin dissolves. Mix back into the reserved raspberry mixture in the measuring cup.
• Pour raspberry mixture into the inverted glove. Gather up the top of the glove and tie securely with kitchen twine. Freeze until solid, or several days if possible.
• To serve: Carefully cut glove away from frozen hand. Place frozen hand, palm side up, leaning against side of a large punch bowl. Pour in ginger ale and sparkling cider. Garnish with gummy snakes.

WITCHES' BREW (AKA HOT SPICED CIDER)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large pot (or"cauldron").
• Simmer,stirring occasionally until very hot.
• Serve in heatproof punch cups or mugs.
• **Can also be made in a microwave,crockpot or electric coffee percolator (place spices in basket) instead of stovetop.
• If there are leftover, it can be stored (tightly covered) in the refrigerator and then reheated later.
• Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves before storing.