BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift 3 cups hot water1/2 cup cup sugar2 packages cherry jello3 cups cold water1/2 cup lemon juice1 cup pineapple juice1/8 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon almond extract6 bottles chilled Dr. Pepper°few drops red coloring Combine hot water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add jello, stirring until well dissolved. … Continue reading Cherry Party Punch
Tricks Appeal With Iced Tea
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift Frost the rims of the glassed by dipping them in lemon or orange juice, then in granulated sugar. For glamor and faster dissolving, pass a pitcher of simple syrup instead of sugar (equal parts of sugar and water, boiled 5 minutes.) Add a long curl of lemon peel (made … Continue reading Tricks Appeal With Iced Tea
Tea
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift To make the best tea, use your teapot. A teapot is best because it helps keep the water hot during brewing. Bring fresh cold tap water to a full rolling boil. Water that has been reheated in a kettle gives tea a flat taste. Only boiling water poured OVER … Continue reading Tea
Coffee Egg Nog
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift 6 eggs, separated1 cup powdered sugar2 cups light cream2 cups milk4 cups strong coffeefew grains salt2 cups light rum1 cup brandy2 cups whipping creamnutmeg Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Beat in sugar. Add light cream, milk, coffee, and salt. mix well. Add rum and brandy, and … Continue reading Coffee Egg Nog
Egg Nog
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift Mrs. George McKnight 1 dozen fresh eggs1 1/2 cups sugar1 cup whiskey1 quart whipping cream Beat eggs until they are thick and lemon colored. Add sugar as you beat. Add whiskery slowly and continue beating. Whip the cream. Fold into the egg mixture. This is a thick nog to … Continue reading Egg Nog
Garnished Ice Cubes
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift Pour water into ice cube freezing trays until trays are 2/8 full. Then let ice cubes freeze. Place a canned pineapple tidbit and maraschino cherry on top of cubes. Now pour on just enough water to cover. Finish freezing. Remove ice cubes. These look so pretty in glasses of … Continue reading Garnished Ice Cubes
Frosted Glasses
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift To add a special touch of elegance to your summer coolers, you might like to frost the edges of your glasses. So here's how: 2 tablespoons fresh, frozen of canned lemon juice (one egg white may be substituted for lemon juice)2 tablespoons sugar8 glasses Pour lemon juice into a … Continue reading Frosted Glasses
Let’s Make the Punch Bowl
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift If you need a punch bowl and just don't have one, don't worry. Take a roll of aluminum foil 7 inches wide and the largest mixing bowl you can find. Measure circumference of bowl. Cut 3 of aluminum foil, two red and one gold, 2 inches longer than circumference … Continue reading Let’s Make the Punch Bowl
Orange Blossom Ice Ring
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift A clever idea for showers and wedding receptions is a decorate your punch bowl with a frozen ring of orange blossoms. Your florist will probably have the orange blossoms or you can use imitation ones which are sold in the dime stores. Fill a 5 cup ring mold with … Continue reading Orange Blossom Ice Ring
Another Block
BeveragesLooking at Cooking with Mildred Swift For children's parties, freeze a block of ice in a coffee can, putting in about 3 inches of water. When you're ready to use this, heat a ice pick and put a hole though the center. Put a skewer in this and attach a little flag saying, "Happy Birthday, … Continue reading Another Block
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