Witches Brew Aka Hot Spiced Cider Recipes

WITCHES BREW

Steps:

• Puree the cucumbers, jalapeños, sugar and ? cup water in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large pitcher. Add 1 cup lime juice to the pitcher and stir. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice on a plate. Combine 2 tablespoons salt and the chile powder on another plate. Dip the rims of 8 glasses into the lime juice, then into the salt mixture. Add ice to the glasses.
• Add the soda to the pitcher and stir, then divide the punch among the glasses. Garnish with gummy candies.

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

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.

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.

HOT SPICED WITCHES' BREW

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in boiling apple juice.nn
• Pour into 8 mugs.nn
• Serve hot with cinnamon sticks.nn

WITCHES' BREW

Steps:

• Make spice syrup:
• In a small saucepan bring syrup ingredients to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Cool syrup. Syrup may be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered.
• In a punch bowl combine remaining ingredients and strain syrup through a fine sieve into punch. Stir punch and add ice blocks. Makes about 13 cups.

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.

HOT SPICED SUGAR FREE WITCHES BREW

Steps:

• In a large pot, slowly bring all ingredients except cinnamon sticks to a boil.
• Stir and reduce heat to a low simmer.
• Serve hot in cups with cinnamon stick swizzles.

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.