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Mulled Wine

Mulled Wine
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Recipe Type: beverage
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ C. water
  • ½ C. sugar
  • ½ lemon, sliced thin
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 3 whole cinnamon sticks
  • 1 bottle red wine
Instructions
  1. Boil water and add sugar, lemon, cloves and cinnamon sticks.
  2. Reduce to a simmer and add in the wine.
  3. Simmer for 20 minutes without letting it boil.
  4. Strain and serve while still hot.

 

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ⅓ cup butter
  • ⅓ cup dry milk
Instructions
  1. In saucepan combine, sugar, water and butter, bring to boil, stirring constantly.
  2. Cool slightly.
  3. Put in Blender and add dry milk.
  4. Blend until smooth. Makes 14 oz. equal to 1 can.

 

Homemade Egg Nog

Homemade Egg Nog
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Recipe Type: beverage
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ½ gal. milk
  • 24 ounces canned evaporated milk.
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla, optional
  • Cinnamon sticks or peppermint sticks for stirring, optional
Instructions
  1. Sprinkle additional nutmeg or cinnamon for topping Separate eggs, set aside whites.
  2. Mix together egg yolks, add 1 tsp milk and 2 cups sugar, mix well.
  3. In large pot pour ½ gallon milk only. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  4. Add the egg yolk mixture, nutmeg, cornstarch, canned milk and bring to a boil.
  5. Remove from heat.
  6. Add vanilla if using. Whip egg whites and extra sugar until stiff.
  7. Spoon egg whites into egg nog. Serve with cinnamon or peppermint sticks for stirring.

 

Sun Tea Punch

Sun Tea Punch
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Recipe Type: Beverage
Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
  • 6-8 tea bags
  • ½ gallon water
  • 4 oranges, 3 juiced, 1 sliced
  • 8 lemons, 7 juiced, 1 sliced
  • ⅓ c honey
  • ½ bunch mint(optional)
Instructions
  1. Combine the tea bags and water in a large glass jar and let them steep in the sun for 3 hours or more.
  2. Remove the tea bags.
  3. Add all the remaining ingredients and stir.
  4. Pour into tall, ice-filled glasses.

 

Pink Flamingo Smoothie

Pink Flamingo Smoothie
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Recipe Type: Beverage
Serves: 1
 
Ingredients
  • 1 frozen banana
  • ½ c fresh strawberries
  • ¾ c pineapple juice
  • 1 strawberry to garnish
Instructions
  1. Combine the fruit and juice in a blender.
  2. Blend until smooth.
  3. Garnish.

 

Sweet Tea

Sweet Tea
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Recipe Type: Beverage
 
Ingredients
  • 2 quarts water
  • 3 Lipton tea bags
  • 1 c sugar
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.
  2. Remove from heat and place the tea bags in the water for 1 hour.
  3. Remove tea bags and add sugar.
  4. Chill. Serve over ice.

 

Lime Cooler

Lime Cooler
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Recipe Type: Beverage
Serves: 5
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ c fresh lime juice
  • ⅔ c honey
  • 1 quart water
  • lime wedges
Instructions
  1. In a larger pitcher, stir together the lime juice, honey, and water.
  2. Pour into tall, ice-filled glasses.
  3. Garnish with the lime wedges.

 

Lemonade

Lemonade
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Recipe Type: Beverage
 
Ingredients
  • 6½ c water
  • 1 c lemon juice
  • 1 c sugar
  • lemon slices
  • mint leaves(optional)
Instructions
  1. Dissolve sugar in water.
  2. Add lemon juice.
  3. Serve over ice.

 

Fruit Slush Mix

Fruit Slush Mix
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Recipe Type: Beverage
 
Ingredients
  • 1 12 oz can frozen orange juice
  • 11 12 oz can frozen lemonade
  • 1 46oz can unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 4 c sugar
  • 6 c water
  • 5-7 ripe bananas(blended)
Instructions
  1. Combine frozen juices, sugar, and water in a medium size water or juice container.
  2. Stir until dissolved.
  3. Then add pineapple juice, stir well.
  4. Place in the freezer removing every hour until it becomes slushy, then add the blended bananas and mix well. Freeze.
  5. Serve Sprite, or 7-Up over a scoop of slush in your favorite glass. Enjoy.

 

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