Stewed Cranberry Punch
Starts similar to a favorite holiday side dish from which it derives its name.
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- 1 cup frozen cranberries
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 star anise
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cups of orange juice
- ½ lime juice
- 8 oz Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum
Like classic cranberry sauce, begin with a small pot of cranberries, brown sugar, whole cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cardamom pods and orange rind brought to a boil. Cool the mixture to room temperature before adding orange juice and a touch of limejuice – refrigerate overnight. To serve, strain the mixture into a punch bowl then garnish with whole cloves and cinnamon sticks. Freeze fresh cranberries and orange slices in a block of ice! For an added kick add a jigger of rum to each glass as served.
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“Pugsley’s Punch” — Recommended by Pugsley Addams
Pugsley
Pugsley is the younger brother of Wednesday Addams and son of Gomez and Morticia. Pugsley’s favorite past time is being tortured by his sister.
Cocktail:
Pugsley’s Punch
7 oz Punch Glass
Ingredients:
1 oz Apple Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz White Grape Juice
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Cranberry Juice
1 oz Sprite
Gummy Worms, Bugs, etc. for the ice cubes
Using an ice cube tray, place gummy worms and bugs into the compartments and then fill with water and place in the freezer until frozen. In a punch glass, filled with gummy ice cubes, combine even parts of each juice, top off with a splash of sprite.
Food Paring:
3 –D Creepy Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes with 3D candy eyeballs and skulls
Ingredients:
1 box Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
Eggs
Oil
Water
Dark Chocolate Frosting
Wilton Candy Melts – Available in numerous colors and flavors
Wilton Candy Molds – Skulls and Eyeballs
To Make Cupcakes: Follow the instructions on the back of the boxed Dark Chocolate cake mix, following the necessary steps to make the cupcakes. Once the cupcakes are baked and cooled, ice the cupcakes with the Dark Chocolate Frosting (you may use a decorating bag to frosten the cupcakes if that is easiest for you).
To Make Candy Skulls and Eyeballs: Melt chocolate in the microwave using the instructions on the packaging. Using the Wilton Candy Molds, fill each mold with the chocolate colors of your choice; refrigerate to harden. When hardened, slightly twist the tray to remove the chocolates.
Decorate each cupcake with the skulls and eyeballs and sprinkles.
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“Electric Shock” — Recommended by Uncle Fester
Uncle Fester
Uncle Fester, Gomez’s brother has an explosive personality and is in love with the moon. Fester runs on electrical current and can power electrical devices all on his own.
Cocktail:
Electric Shock
8 oz Highball
Ingredients:
4 oz Mountain Dew
1 oz Smirnoff Vodka
½ oz Chambord
1 pack Strawberry Pop Rocks
Lime Wedge
To garnish the rim of the highball, moisten the edge using lime juice and dredge in Pop Rocks. Fill the glass with ice. Fill a shaker with ice, Mountain Dew, Chambord and Vodka, shake until mixed and chilled. Pour into glass.
** To make non-alcoholic, replace Chambord with cherry juice and omit the vodka.
Food Pairings:
Bat Chips and Bloody Dip
Bat Shaped Pita Chips and red pepper oil drizzled hummus
Ingredients:
Hummus
Pimento Peppers
Pita Bread
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
To make Bat Chips: Using a bat shaped cookie cutter, cut the pieces of Pita Bread into the desired shapes, you may use any cookie cutter for the desired shape. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Brush the pita chips with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
To make Hummus: Using a blender, puree the pimento peppers. Drizzle the puree on top of hummus and serve.
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