Poison Apple Spiced Cider

Poison Apple Spiced Cider


Special Supplies:


Drink/serving Container


Ingredients:


*1/2 gallon Apple Cider, chilled
*2 Cinnamon Sticks
*4 Whole Cloves
*1 large Orange, quartered
*Peel of 1 Lemon, with paring knife or vegetable peeler try to get as little of the white pith as possible
*1 Bottle chilled Sparkling Apple Cider, add just before serving
*1-liter Chilled Lemon Lime Soda Diet Lemon Lime Soda, add just before serving
*Gala, Fuji or Granny Smith Apples etc…, cut in thick slices, make hole big enough to fit worm, in each slice for stemware/glass garnish
*Gummy Worms, for wormy apple slice


**Note: After slicing apples add; 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice in 4 cups Water in bowl, add cut Apple slices to help prevent browning, dry and prepare wormy apple slice. Add wormy apple slice by making a v cut to attach slice to stemware/glass. See pictures.


Instructions:


In a saucepan on medium heat, add 2 cups of the apple cider, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, orange and lemon peel.  Simmer for 10 minutes.  Then strain mixture through fine mesh sieve/strainer.  Discard cinnamon sticks, cloves, lemon and orange peels.  Cool the spiced cider completely and chill, then add to your serving container along with remaining apple cider, sparkling apple cider and lime soda.


Add to your serving container.

Recipe inspired by Food Network
Enjoy!

Lindy

Fresh Lime Fresca

Fresh Lime Fresca

Special supplies:

Serving Container/Pitcher 

Ingredients:

*1 liter Fresca, chilled

*1/2 cup Fresh Lime Juice, chilled (4-5 Limes) Additional limes needed for serving, sliced/halved for glasses and serving container

*Simple Syrup, 1/2 cup Water and 1/2 cup Sugar.  Add to a sauce pan on medium heat, heat and stir mixture until sugar is dissolved.  Allow simple sugar mixture to cool completely.

*2 and 1/2 cups Ice Cubes

Instructions:

Combine Fresca, lime juice, simple syrup and Ice-cubes to a serving container, stir and add sliced limes if desired.

Optional: Glass rims rubbed with a slice-of lime/juice or dipped in lime juice and dipped in sugar crystals.

Also see Cinco de Mayo Party Ideas

Enjoy!

Lindy