Crockpot Beverages

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Beverages

 

HOT BUTTERED RUM

from: http://www.cdkitchen.com

2 cups packed brown suga

r 1/2 cup butter

1 pinch salt

3 sticks cinnamon

6 whole cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 cups rum heavy cream -- whipped

ground nutmeg

Put all ingredients, except rum and cream, and nutmeg into crockpot. Add 2

quarts hot water. Stir well. Cover pot and cook on LOW for 5 hours. Add rum;

stir to blend. Serve in mugs with whipped cream and nutmeg. Note: Use real

butter in this recipe.

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HOT COCOA FOR A GROUP

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/4 cups cocoa powder

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

3/4 cup hot water

1 gallon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon -- * optional

In large saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Add hot water slowly, mixing

well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil and

stir 2 minutes. Add milk; heat to serving temperature, stirring occasionally. DO

NOT boil. Remove from heat; add vanilla, cinnamon if desired, and whip with a

whisk. Serve hot, with whipped cream or marshmallows if desired. This recipe can

be doubled and kept in crockpot for easier serving to large groups.

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SPICED RUM CIDER

from: TNTRecipes

4 cinnamon sticks -- broken

1 teaspoon allspice -- whole

1 teaspoon whole cloves

7 cups apple juice

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

margarine -- or butter

1 cup rum (optional; use more or less as desired)

Tie cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in spice bag or cheesecloth. In a crockpot,

combine spice bag, apple juice, rum and brown sugar. Cover; cook on low-heat

setting for 3 to 4 hours. Discard spice bag. Ladle hot punch into cups; float

about 1/2 teaspoon of butter on top of the cider in each cup. Yield: 10 servings

of 6 ounces each.

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TROPICAL TEA WARMER

6c. Boiling water

1 1/2 c. Orange Juice

6 tea bags (black tea)

1 1/2 c. Pineapple juice

1/3 c. sugar

1 orange, sliced (unpeeled)

2T. Honey

Warm cp. first with hot tap water-empty-Put tea bags in bottom of crockpot. Pour

boiling water over top. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Take out tea bags. Stir

in the other ingredients. Cover and heat on low 2-3 hours. Serve out of

crockpot.

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WASSAIL

7 c water

1 1/2 c orange juice

1 1/2 c apple cider

1 1/2 c tea

3/4 c lemon juice

1 1/2 c sugar

1/2 tsp. each - allspice, ginger

4 cloves

2 large cinnamon sticks

1 can each pineapple, mandarin oranges, maraschino cherries

Put spices in a tea ball or herb bag. Simmer all ingredients in crock pot about

1 1/2 hrs before serving.