BEVERAGES

Hemingway Daiquiri

Fill a shaker with ice.

Add: ¼ cup white rum 2 teaspoons maraschino liqueur 1 teaspoon grapefruit juice 1 teaspoon sugar The juice of ½ lime

Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.

Kahlua

4 cups granulated sugar 3 ounces instant coffee 1 quart boing water 2-3 cups Vodka 4 teaspoons real vanilla

Mix sugar and coffee; add boiling water, Vodka, and vanilla. Store in 1-gallon container and shake periodically, for 30 days.

Kahlua Liqueur

4 cups granulated sugar 3 cups boiling water 1 ounce Antiqua coffee 1 quart Vodka 1 vanilla bean

Boil sugar and water together for 5 minutes. Let cool. Take 1 cup syrup and add 1 ounce coffee. Mix well and add to rest of syrup. Add Vodka. Divide equally into 3 bottles. Divide vanilla bean in thirds and put one piece in each bottle. Cork and let set at least one month.

Opal Mist Punch

1 quart pineapple sherbet 1 quart Sprite 12-can concentrated lemonade 2 16-ounce bottles 7-Up 1 ½ cups Vodka

Mix sherbet and lemonade until melted. Add liquids and garnish with thin slices or orange.

Paul’s Hot Apple Pie

1 gallon apple cider Nutmeg ½ – 1/5 Vodka or Tuaca – optional ¼ cup apple pie seasoning Cinnamon sticks for garnish Soft vanilla ice cream

Heat the cider just to point of boiling. Add apple seasoning and 2-3 cinnamon sticks; stir well. Lower heat and add Vodka or Tuaca.

Serve in a mug; float vanilla ice cream on top of cider. Sprinkle nutmeg on ice cream and garnish with cinnamon stick for stirring.

Cheers!

Rum Runner

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons pineapple juice ¼ cup orange juice ¼ cup white rum 1 teaspoon sugar juice from ½ lime.

Place the above ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a large cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

Tropical Punch

1 46-ounce can red Hawaiian Punch 1 6-ounce can of frozen lemonade concentrate 1 6-ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate 1 6-ounce can frozen grape juice concentrate 6 cups cold water 1 12-ounce bottle of ginger ale, Sprite, or 7-Up At least 2-cups Vodka

Makes 30-35 servings.

Peg's Note: Great for Christmas Open House. As level in punch bowl goes down just keep adding more of above ingredients, however it suits you. It always seems to get better and better.


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