CRANBERRY BEVERAGES
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Cranberry Appe-teaser
2 cups (1 pint) Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail 2 cups orange juice 4 thin slices of lemon 1 tablespoon sugar ¼ teaspoon cinnamon Dash nutmeg
Mix all ingredients in saucepan. Simmer slowly for 10 minutes. Remove lemon slices. Serve hot with orange garnish. Makes 1 quart. Serve cold: Simmer lemon, sugar, spices with 1 cup of the cranberry juice. Add remaining fruit juices. Chill. Serve over ice mold or cubes.
Cranberry Iced Tea
In large pitchers mix together equal portions of chilled Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail and cold tea. Pour over ice cubes in tall glasses to serve.
The Cape Codder
2 jiggers Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail 1 jigger vodka (rum, if you prefer)
Serve over the rocks or tall with soda. A splash of lime or lemon optional.
Cranberry Fruit Punch
1 quart Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail 1 pint orange juice ¾ cup lemon juice 1 cup pineapple juice ½ cup sugar 1 to 2 cups water
Stir thoroughly and serve over crushed ice or ice cubes. Makes 8 to 12 servings.
Cranberry Rum Punch
1¼ cups tea (made with 1 teaspoon instant tea) 2 cups Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail ¼ cup orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar dash cinnamon dash allspice dash nutmeg 2 ounces Bacardi rum
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Serve over ice cubes. Makes 4 servings.
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Hot Buttered Punch
¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup water ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon allspice ¾ teaspoon cloves 2 1-lb. cans Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce 3 cups water 1 quart pineapple juice Cinnamon sticks Butter or margarine
Bring to a boil sugar, water, salt, spices. Beat cranberry sauce with beater until “saucy.” Add water and beat until smooth. Add cranberry liquid and pineapple juice to hot spiced syrup and simmer about 5 minutes. Keep steaming hot over hot water. To serve: ladle punch into mugs. Add dots of butter or margarine. Serve with cinnamon stick stirrers. Yield: 2½ quarts.
Cranberry Tickle
(Yogurt gives this drink the tickle)
2 cups (1 pint) Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled 1 cup yogurt 2 eggs ½ cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Combine all ingredients in a blender, whirl at top speed for 30 seconds. Serve immediately in tall glasses. Suggested garnish: sprinkle of nutmeg. Serves 4.
Holiday Punch
1 quart Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail 1 pint lime sherbet
Chill cranberry juice cocktail in refrigerator until serving time. Pour into punch bowl. Float small lime sherbet scoops on top of the cranberry juice. To serve, ladle juice and 1 scoop sherbet into each punch cup. Makes 10-12 servings.
Pink Cooler
3 ounces of white Muscatel 3 ounces of Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Pour over ice cubes in a tall glass, stir, serve.
Cranberry Collins
2 oz. Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail 1 oz. lemon juice 1 heaping teaspoon powdered sugar 2 oz. Vodka
Shake with plenty of ice and pour unstrained into Collins glass. Fill with sparkling water, stir and serve.
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Three Fruit Punch
(For those who like a ‘float’ of ice cream)
4 cups (1 quart) Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled ⅔ cup pineapple juice, chilled ⅔ cup apple juice, chilled 2 cups (1 pint) vanilla ice cream
Combine cranberry juice cocktail, pineapple juice and apple juice. Pour into tall glasses and top with scoops of vanilla ice cream. Serves 4.
Frozen Fire
(A firecracker red drink for those special holidays)
8 cups (2 quarts) Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled 2 cups (1 pint) raspberry sherbet 3 cups raspberry soda, chilled
Combine cranberry juice cocktail and raspberry sherbet and beat together until smooth and well blended. Add raspberry soda. Serve at once in tall glasses. Suggested garnish: pineapple spears. Serves 12.
Cranberry Sangria
6 quarts Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled 1 cup honey 1½ teaspoons almond extract Ice cubes Lemon, orange and lime slices, halved Chilled club soda
Combine cranberry juice cocktail, honey and almond. Chill. When ready to serve, pour 1 cup (8 ounces) into a tall glass. Add 2 or 3 ice cubes, half slices of lemon, orange and lime and a splash of club soda. Serves 24.
Cranberry-Apple Twirl
(Whirl a twirl)
2 cups (1 pint) Ocean Spray Cranapple 2 cups (1 pint) lemon sherbet, softened
Combine ingredients in a blender and whirl at top speed for 30 seconds. Pour into tall glasses and serve at once. Suggested garnish: ground cinnamon. Serves 4.
Cranberry Apple Soda
2 cups Ocean Spray Cranapple, chilled ½ cup applesauce 1 cup orange juice, chilled 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
Mix cranapple, applesauce and orange juice. Pour into 4 glasses and top each glass with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Serve with straws. Serves 4.
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Hot Mulled Cranberry Punch
1 quart Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail 1 can (6 ounces) frozen concentrated pink lemonade 1 cup grape juice 1½ cups water 2 cinnamon sticks 10 whole cloves Lemon slices
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 10 minutes. Remove spices and serve at once garnished with lemon slices. Serves 8.
Ranchhouse Punch
6 quarts Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled 2 cups (1 pint) strawberry soda syrup Crushed ice Chilled lemon-lime soda Pineapple chunks
Mix cranberry juice cocktail and syrup. Chill. Pour 1 cup (8 ounces) of the mixture into a tall glass. Add crushed ice and fill to the top with 7-Up. Add pineapple chunks. Serve with straws.
Cranberry Cola
(New cola combo)
2 cups (1 pint) Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled 2 cups cola beverage, chilled Juice of 1 small lemon
Combine all ingredients and stir to blend. Pour into tall glasses. Serve with ice cubes. Serves 4.
Hobgoblin Grog
(No tricks to this treat)
6 cups (1½ quarts) Ocean Spray Crangrape 2 cups Ocean Spray Indian River grapefruit juice 1 lemon, cut into thin slices
Combine all ingredients and heat to the boiling point. Remove lemon slices and pour mixture into mugs. Serve hot. Serves 8.
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Cranapple Bounce
(Soak bananas in lemon juice after peeling, to hold the color)
6 cups (1½ quarts) Ocean Spray Cranapple, chilled Juice of 2 limes 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 very ripe bananas 1 tablespoon rum flavoring
Combine cranapple, lime juice and sugar. Sieve bananas, and stir into cranapple mixture until sugar is dissolved. (Or combine cranapple, lime juice, sugar and bananas and whirl in a blender.) Blend in rum flavoring. Place ice cubes in a bowl; add cranapple mixture. Stir well. Serve in tall glasses. Suggested garnish: sliced bananas and mint sprigs. Serves 8.
Cran-Grapefruit Tonic
(Serve in your longest, tallest, thinnest glasses)
2 cups (1 pint) Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled 2 cups Ocean Spray Indian River grapefruit juice, chilled 2 cups tonic water, chilled
Combine cranberry juice cocktail with grapefruit juice. Stir in tonic water. Pour into tall glasses; add ice cubes. Serve at once. Serves 6.
Spicy Cranberry Glow
(Spiced apple rings for gourmets)
4 cups (1 quart) Ocean Spray Cranberry juice Cocktail ⅓ cup granulated sugar Juice of 1 lemon 3 whole cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 2 teaspoons brandy extract or ½ cup brandy
Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove spices and serve hot in large mugs. Suggested garnish: spiced apple rings. Serves 4.
Crangrape Mixer
(A sparkling cooler)
2 cups (1 pint) Ocean Spray Crangrape, chilled 4 teaspoons instant unsweetened tea, lemon flavor 2 cups (1 pint) ginger ale, chilled
Combine crangrape and tea and stir until dissolved. Stir in ginger ale. Pour into tall glasses. Add ice cubes. Serves 4.
