Fruit Juice Glogg

Fruit-Juice Glogg
Saft Glogg—Sweden
From SH

1 medium orange
1 qt. apple cider
2 cups white grape juice or currant juice
¼ cup sugar

1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
8 whole cloves
⅔ cup raisins
⅔ cup slivered blanched almonds

Using a vegetable peeler, cut colored portion from orange in a single spiral. Reserve orange for another purpose.

In a large pot, combine orange peel and remaining ingredients. Let stand 4 hours. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes.

Serve hot or cold in punch cups, including some raisins and almonds in each serving.

Makes 12 servings.

What's Under Your Bed?

You probably have boring stuff like socks and clothes you never wear under your bed. If you were lucky enough to live here you would have food items such as velvety smooth peppermint truffles. They would be a couple of years old but it sure beats smelly socks. I think.

Peppermint Truffle Steamer
Adapted from Hersheys.com

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 peppermint truffles, or any flavor
• 1 cup skim or 2% milk
• Cocoa for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Cut or break truffles into pieces. Place truffles and 2 to 3 teaspoons milk in 8-oz. mug. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until truffles are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
   
2. Slowly stir in remaining milk. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time until the desired temperature is reached. Garnish with cocoa,if desired. Serve immediately. One 8-oz. serving.

"Is that part of the recipe?"

I am asked. "It's part of MY recipe," I answered as I grind old hard Tang and lemonade in the food processor." I live with nosy ingrates who obviously don't appreciate my economical efforts. I don't know why they are so concerned about what I am feeding them.

Wassail Mix

1 cup Tang powder
1 1/2 cups of lemonade powder (Country Time)
2 to 3 cups sugar, according to taste
2 tsp cinnamon
1 to 2 tsp cloves, according to taste

Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight container. Place 2 T. in a cup. Add one cut hot water.

 
Here is another one.
Wassail Mix
3 c. sugar
1 c. Tang
1 1/2 c. lemonade (Country Time)
1 c. Instant Apple Drink
2 t. cinnamon
2 t. ground cloves
1 t. ginger

Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight container. Place 2 T. in a cup. Add one cut hot water.


This recipe made my crusty instant apple cider much better and I can use butter that is starting to sour.
Hot Buttered Apple Cider Mix

1 pound dark brown sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/4 t. ground nutmeg

Cream butter and sugar. Mix in spices. Place one heaping tablespoon in cup. Add hot apple cider. Can top with whipped cream. Of course in my case I had to make the apple cider from the packet first then add the butter mix.

If your apple cider is already spiced reduce or eliminate the spices if desired. ( and just add butter and sugar-yum! Come to think of it, let's live dangerously and add butter and more sugar to all the drinks).