Witches Brew Aka Hot Spiced Cider Recipes

HOT WITCHES' BREW

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
• Stir in juice.
• Serve in mugs with cinnamon sticks.

WITCHES' BREW

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; set aside to cool., Place the kiwi, mint and sugar syrup in a blender; cover and process until blended. Pour into a large pitcher; stir in vodka if desired. Refrigerate until chilled., Just before serving, stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice.

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.

WITCH'S BREW

Steps:

• Pour the gelatin mix into a large bowl. Slowly stir in the boiling water. Stir at least 2 minutes, until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in the pineapple juice. Let cool to room temperature.
• Wearing heavy duty gloves or using tongs, place the block of dry ice in the bottom of the cauldron. (Dry ice will burn skin, so handle it with gloves and tongs and keep it away from kids and pets!)
• Use an ice pick to break the block into smaller chunks, if necessary.
• Fill the cauldron with just enough water to cover the dry ice. It will begin to "steam."
• Place the punch bowl inside the cauldron, on top of the dry ice. The cauldron will appear to be magically smoking.
• Entrap the sterilized rubber hand between the cauldron and the punch bowl, squeezing it tight so the hand appears to be reaching out of the mist for help. Hot-glue the hand to the cauldron, if necessary, to hold it in place.
• Carefully pour the drink mixture into the punch bowl. Slowly add the chilled vodka and lemon-lime soda or ginger ale. Stir gently to mix.

WITCHES' BREW

Steps:

• Bring cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, water, and sugar to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep, uncovered, 1 hour.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids, then chill until cold.
• Combine all remaining ingredients, except ice, with syrup in a punch bowl. Add ice before serving.

HOT SPICED CIDER

Steps:

• Place filter in coffee basket, and fill with brown sugar, allspice, cloves, cinnamon stick, salt, nutmeg, and orange wedges. Pour apple cider into coffee pot where the water usually goes. Brew, and serve hot.

WITCHES' BREW

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan stir water and sugar together.
• Stir in ginger, cloves, cinnamon and allspice and bring mixture to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• Strain syrup and return to pan (or put in crockpot) and add cider, orange and lemon juice and then bring mixture to a simmer (or put crockpot on low for a few hours).
• Stir in rum or bourbon if desired.

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.