Halloween Witch’s Brews

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Kids love Halloween because they get to dress up in brightly colored or scary costumes. Kids dress like super heros, princeses, cartoon characters, celebrities, witches, ghouls, ghosts, or goblins. For kids Halloween is about costumes, friends, family, trick-or-treating for candy and other goodies, and parties.

If you are planning a Halloween party don’t forget the Witch’s Brew!

Witch’s Brew Punch

Whether you serve this beverage cold or hot, everyone will love the taste of the spicy blend of fruit juice and cider topped with a scoop of orange sherbet.

1/4 cup sugar
1 (12-ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 (6-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
6 cups water
4 cups apple cider
8 whole cloves
4 whole allspice
2 cinnamon sticks
Orange sherbet

Combine all ingredients except sherbet in 5-quart saucepan; mix well. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes.

Remove from heat; remove spices. Cool 30 minutes at room temperature. Cover; refrigerate until chilled.

At serving time, pour into serving bowl; float scoops of sherbet in punch. Makes 12 one cup servings.

This punch may also be served hot.

Hot Buttered Cranberry Cider

Your “big Kids” and little kids will love this punch.

5 cups apple cider or apple juice
4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
6 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons honey
Cinnamon sticks, if desired

Combine apple cider, cranberry juice cocktail and cinnamon stick in 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Continue cooking until heated through and flavors are blended (8 to 10 minutes).

Remove from heat. Remove cinnamon stick; discard. Add butter and honey; stir until butter melts.

To serve, ladle into heated mugs. Garnish with cinnamon stick, if desired. Makes 8 one-cup servings.

Day Old Bath Water Punch

12 ounce can frozen lemonade
2 liters 7-Up
1/2 gallon rainbow sherbert

Thaw sherbert slightly and place in a plastic tub. Add lemonade (prepared according to directions) and 7-up. Sherbert will melt and turn mixture day old bathwater grayish-brown. Float a handful of green, yellow and white tiny after dinner mints (tiny bars of soap) on top of the scummy punch. Enjoy!

Happy Halloween everyone!

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Eleisia Whitney has a Watkins Home Business. She enjoys cooking and baking with Watkins extracts, spices, herbs, and sauces for healthy meals. Eleisia publishes a Watkins Newsletter, Around the Kitchen Table, that brings you recipes, cooking and health tips, and contests for free Watkins products.
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Written by Eleisia · Filed Under Recipes & Tips