Spiced Cranberry Apple Cider

Ingredients

½ Gallon Apple cider
½ Gallon Cranberry/Apple cider or cran-apple juice cocktail
2 Each Cinnamon sticks
10 Whole Cloves
3" Piece of Ginger Peeled and grated, juice reserved
1 Orange Peeled and sliced ¼"

Combine all the ingredients in a large non reactive saucepan. Simmer about 20 minutes. Strain. Serve the cider warm from a coffee urn or ladle into cups or glasses. This would be very nice for your guests to enjoy as they arrive at your home for a holiday gathering. Enjoy!

Makes about one gallon.

Prosecco Sparkling Punch

Ingredients

1 Bottle Prosecco, an affordable Italian sparkling wine, chilled
1 Can Pink lemonade concentrate, frozen
1 Can Orange juice concentrate, frozen
1 Bottle sparkling water
1 Pear diced medium and frozen
1 Cup pineapple, diced medium and frozen
20 Grapes destemmed and frozen

Place the first 4 ingredients in a punch bowl. Stir l until the concentrate is dissolved and the ingredients are mixed well. Add the frozen fruit for garnish and to keep the punch cold. Ladle into glasses and enjoy!

Makes about ¾ gallon.

From the kitchen of Jamie Samford
Corporate Chef of Winn Meat Company