Mistletoe Punch Recipes

Steps:

• Combine cranberry juice, orange juice, water, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and oranges in crockpot.
• Turn on high and bring to a boil.
• Stir in tea when mixture is boiling hot.
• Add skewered cranberries.
• Reduce heat to low and keep warm.
• Serve as desired, either warm from the crockpot or chilled over ice.

Steps:

• Spiced Syrup:
• Bring raw sugar, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and 1 1/3 cups water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and let spices steep 10 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small measuring glass or bowl (you'll have 1 1/2-1 3/4 cups syrup); let syrup cool. Cover and chill until cold, at least 30 minutes.
• Assembly:
• Stir spiced syrup, sherry, vermouth, cranberry juice, and lemon juice in a large pot or bowl.
• If serving from a dispenser with a spigot, line sides at the bottom with a row of orange wheels and fill one-quarter full with crushed ice to hold orange wheels against sides. Create another layer of orange wheels and add just enough ice to hold them against sides. Repeat until dispenser is full. Pour punch over ice and top with fir sprigs, if desired. Serve punch in ice-filled glasses garnished with cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and orange wheels.
• If serving in a punch bowl, add 4 cups ice cubes to punch and stir until very cold, about 1 minute. Remove ice with a slotted spoon. Ladle into ice-filled glasses garnished with cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and orange wheels.
• Do Ahead
• Syrup can be made 1 month ahead. Keep chilled. Punch (stirring in ice if serving in a punch bowl) can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and chill.

Steps:

• Place white grape juice and ginger-ale in refrigerator overnight or until well chilled. Placing them in the freezer for a couple of hours before serving will make them 'icy' and everyones favorite.
• In a serving picture or punch bowl, pour equal parts white grape juice and ginger-ale. Stir gently. Fill each glass, and if you want garnish with frozen fruit.
• Optional Garnish: On a lined cookie sheet, place the fruit(s) in a single layer but not touching, into the freezer for several hours until frozen (or overnight). After they are completely frozen, they can be bagged together as long as they stay in the freezer so they don't stick together. Then use one of each fruit to garnish each glass. It is beautiful and also keeps it colder longer and doesn't water down the flavor.

Steps:

• Combine the vodka, Averna, and syrup in a drink dispenser of your choice. Pour individual servings into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain into martini glasses and serve garnished with a cherry.