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Caroling
or Tree Trimming Party
By Lois Mead
After
a night out caroling with friends and/or relatives, invite everyone
back to your house to help trim your Christmas tree and serve up
the following drinks and snacks.
Hot
Mulled Wine
1 bottle red wine
12 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
Rind of 1 lemon
Rind of 1 orange
2 tablespoons sugar
Add all ingredients to a pot and steep gently over a medium heat
until hot. Avoid boiling the mixture. Serve in sturdy mugs. NOTE:
This is good to make in a crock pot, too. Makes the house smell
nice, also.
Kahlua
Nog
1 cup Kahlua
1 pint dark rum
1 quart egg nog
1 pint chocolate ice cream
1 pint coffee-flavored ice cream
Mix
rum, Kahlua and egg nog in a large pitcher. Right before serving,
pour 1/2 of the mixture into a chilled large punch bowl. Add scoops
of the ice creams. Then add the remaining liquid mixture.
Peppermint
Hot Chocolate
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3 drops peppermint oil
Sweetened whipped cream for garnish
Candy Canes
In
a saucepan, combine the cream, milk, sugar and chocolate and cook
until the mixture just begins to steam. Add the peppermint oil.
Divide the hot chocolate into mugs and top with sweetened whip cream.
Add a candy cane to each cup. NOTE: Kids love this yummy drink.
Get-togethers
like this call for food that can be prepared ahead of time and put
out on a buffet table when everyone arrives. Make
ahead a crock pot of beef stew or chicken noodle soup. Prepare a
tray of fresh vegetables with dips and another tray of sliced cheeses,
sausages, and other cold cuts then put out different types of breads
and buns so everyone can make their own sandwiches. And since it's
the holidays, be sure to keep it simple. Put out plates of home
made sweet breads such as banana bread, pumpkin bread and brownies.
Plates of homemade Christmas cookies added to this and you have
your desserts.
The point is to enjoy yourself with as little hassle as possible.
And if anyone offers to bring something, suggest a colorful pasta
salad, or a bread bowl full of dip with bread cubes around it.
About the Author: Lois Mead is an Editor for The 1001Recipes2Send.com
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