Sparkling Cranberry Drinks ....Brighten holiday spirit ^jjhestnuts Roast On Open Fire Brings Xmas Cheer Special To The Post RALEIGH-Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas' Hark' Jingle Bells! Sounds of Santa and Christmas cheer are here as chestnuts roast on an open fire. The holiday season rings with joyous celebrations as you stuff yourself with a myriad of confectioner's delights, hors d’oeuvres, large meals, all swallowed down with merriment and drink. Many a festive occasion has been dampered or cut short by the guy or gal who tries to be the life of the party and drinks too much. Or worse, gets behind the wheel of a car. Thoughtful hosts and hostesses plan their holiday activities with these pointers: 1) When serving, alcoholic beverages, be sure to serve food, too. 2) Don’t keep filling a guest’s glass just because it’s getting empty. 3) Stop serving alcoholic drinks at least an hour before the party ends. 4) Be sure to provide a non-alcoholic beverage choice. Below is a list of favorite non-alcoholic drinks, perfect for the holiday season! 1) Southern Style Eggnog 4 Eggs, separated Vfc cup sugar V4 teaspoon salt 3 cups milk 1 cup whipping cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Nutmeg Whipped cream dollops DIRECTIONS: Use a portable hand mixer if you like, and beat egg yolks; gradually add y4 cup sugar and salt, beating constantly. Stir in milk and cream gradually. Cook this mixture over hot water or low heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens and coats a metal spoon. Add vanilla extract and chill thoroughly. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form while gradually adding remaining y4 cup sugar. Take your custardy mixture from the fridge and beat it until smooth and wthy. Fold beaten egg whites into the mixture. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Garnish with dollops of whipped cream. Makes 2 quarts. 2) Cranberry Holiday . .Punch 2 quarts ginger ale 1 quart orange soda 8 ounces lemon-lime soda 2 cups Cranberry Juice Cocktail DIRECTIONS: Make one quart of the ginger ale into beverage cubes. Chill remaining soft drinks. When ready to serve, pour cranberry juice and carbonated beverages into punch bowl. Float beverage cubes. Garnish with orange slices and mint leaves. Serves 24 punch-size cups. 3) Grateful Mary 3 cups tomato juice 1 cup plain yogurt 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. lemon juice tabasco sauce, 1 or 2 drops 4 celery sticks for garnish 3) Urateiul Mary 3 cups tomato juice 1 cup plain yogurt 1 tap. Worcestershire sauce 1 tap. lemon juice tabasco sauce, 1 or 2 drops 4 celery sticks for garnish DIRECTIONS: Put tomato juice, yogurt, Worcester shire sauce, lemon juice and tabasco sauce in your blender. Blend on medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth. Pour into 4 tall glasses over ice. Place a celery stick in each glass for garnish. Serve immedi ately. Makes 4 servings 4> Gazpacho Fizz 4 tbs. canned tomato puree 1 scallion bulb with a little of green left on medium stalk celery, roughly chopped 1 tbs. lemon juice V4 tap celery seed 6Vi ounces ice cold Perrier water Garnish: Cucumber stick, leafy stalk of celery heart, trim scallion. DIRECTIONS: Combine ingredients, except garnish and Perrier, in a blender. Blend to a fine puree. Chill thoroughly, put into an attractive stemmed glass, stir in the icy cold Perrier, and garnish. Serves one very generously but can be divided into two smaller portions. . IMS Student Join Jazz En*raUe T * Ten Mecklenburg County gtudents are members of Hte UNCC Jazz ensemble. I Directed by Robert Ifehner, the 20-member group rehearses three hours weekly and gives two m^Jor concerts a year. Mecklenburg students In the ensemble include: trumpeters Charlton Baker of Me Hawthorne Street in Matthews, Cary Alan Cochrane of M37 Mat thews-Mint Hill fed. in Mat thews, and Charles D. Fes >4 perman ©I 8500 uunstnane Drive in Charlotte. Vocalists are Sanya Renita Lee of 935 Yuma Street in Charlotte, and Stephonne A. Smith of 6730 Cardigan Avenue also in Charlotte. Guitarists include Keith Shamel of 6106-B Sycamore Court in Charlotte. Theo dore A. Stewart of 1616 Madison Avenue In Char lotte plays electric base, as does Stephen Foley of 1717 Lyndhurst Avenue in Char lotte. . y i Merry Berry Drinks For The Yuletide Season . 1 I * a m mm 9 A * a ■ tt t isuiui -ui igiu, spanning cran berry drinks offer a variety of delectable ways to brighten the holiday spirit of elegant dinner parties, simple family meals, or spur-of-the-moment gatherings Here are five new beverage ideas to try. For a cheery Christmas crowd pleaser, consider “Iceberry Ring Punch,” a tantalizing, foamy mixture of Cranapple drink and lemon sherbet. A unique touch is a ring of ice floating on top of the bowl instead of the usual cubes. “Cranberry Kir” is great for a special dinner party or buffet, toasting on New Year’s Eve or at brunch. It’s a blend of bubbly champagne and cranberry juice cocktail with fruit. A good stand-by drink to keep on hand for drop-ins is this “Cranberry-Apple Nog”, a little different. And for children and adults, “Cranberry Frappe” is a jolly idea. Make two pitchers, one for children and another for adults with vodka added. f ■ ■ i ■ urn xiaiuiy least, irj “Merry Cranberry Mull’’. Whether you have a fireplace blazing with logs or not, this dandy drink wil bring a glow tc your gathering. Iceberry Ring Punch (Makes about 8 cups) 1 bottle (40 fl. oz.) Cranapple cran berry apple drink chilled lVfe pints lemon sherbet cup Cointreau, (optional) cup brandy, (optional) To prepare ice ring, pour water into a 6-cup ring mold and freeze until hard, allowing several hours or overnight. In a large punch bowl, mix cranberry ap ple drink and sherbet until smooth and well blended. Un mold ice ring under cold running water and place ring into punch. Serve in small cups. - by Etho! f jore - Cranberry Kir (Makes 6VfeCups) 1 bottle (24 fl. oz.) cranberry juice cocktail 1 bottle (32 fl. oz.) champagne, chilled Peach slices, fresh, frozen or canned Pur cranberry juice cocktail into a large pitcher or bowl and slowly stir in champagne. Chill until ready to serve. Place 3 to 4 peach slices into bottom of glass. Fill glass with cranberry mix ture. Cranberry-Apple Nog Makes about 5 cups 1 bottle (24 fl. oz.) Cranapple cran berry apple drink 3 eggs 1 pint whipping cream l4 cup sugar *2 teaspoon rum extract 1 cup dark rum Combine all ingredients in a bowl and beat until smooth and well blended. Serve in mugs garnished with nutmeg. 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