White hot chocolate

I cup half and half
2 oz. white chocolate chips
Pinch of sea salt
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla

Combine first three ingredients.  Simmer for about 2 minutes.  Remove from heat and add vanilla.  Garnish with chopped Andes mints.

Christmas Punch

4 cups cranberry cocktail juice 4 cups pineapple juice 1 tablespoon almond extract 1/2 to 1 cup sugar (depending on the tartness of the cranberries) 7 up Mix first four ingredients. when serving, mix half and half with 7 up

Grenadine Punch

1/4 cup grenadine syrup
1 two liter bottle of cheapest lemon-lime soda pop
Mix with lots of ice

Kathy's Retirement Punch

1 small can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 three liter bottle of cheapest lemon-lime soda pop
mix with lots of ice

Hot Orange Drink

1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 gallon water
6 cinnamon sticks
Mix ingredients bring to a boil, then set on low heat add cinnamon sticks and let them seep for as long as you
like.

Hadley's Fruit Punch

2 packages of Kool-Aid (Tropical Punch)
1 can of frozen orange juice, thawed
1 ½ cups sugar
1 about gallon water
Mix together for a fun twist to regular Kool-Aid. For an extra kick add 1 cup of Sprite.

Holiday Egg Nog

1/2 gallon light or regular eggnog
1/2 gallon softened vanilla ice cream
Sprite or 7 up to taste (approximately 3 to 4 cups)
lightly sprinkle with nutmeg(optional), stir and mash up well

Orange Julius

10-12 ice cubes
1/2 can orange juice
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup milk
Blend together in blender until foamy

Easy Orangeade

1/2 orange juice (with pulp)
1/2 Sprite

Use an equal volume of orange juice and Sprite. Mix in a cocktail shaker or blender and serve over ice or cubes of soften orange sherbet.

Fruit Spritzer

1 can unsweetened frozen juice concentrate
Club soda, or any lemon-lime soda

Mix frozen juice concentrate according to directions on the can, substituting soda for water.

Gaila's Hot Orange Drink

1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 gallon water
six cinnamon sticks

Heat ingredients to a hot drinking temperature, add cinnamon sticks and let them seep for as long as you like.

Mulled Christmas Punch

Tie the following spices in a muslin bag:
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
dash ground cloves

In a large saucepan combine spice bag with:
1 (6-oz. can—about ¾ cup) frozen lemonade concentrate
1 gallon (4 quarts) apple cider

Heat until lemonade is thawed and punch starts to simmer. Remove spice bag and serve hot. Tastes like apple pie.
You can float a red apple studded with whole cloves if you wish.
Keep punch hot during the party by putting it in your crockpot.

Strawberry Slush

1 pkg. 20-oz. frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed (or fresh berries, washed and hulled)
2 cans (15-0z.) crushed pineapple, juice packed
3 cups orange juice
2-3 pkgs. Equal sweetener-or more to taste

In blender combine 1/3 of strawberries and un-drained pineapple and 1 package of Equal. Blend until smooth. Add 1 cup orange juice. Blend quickly on low. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Pour mixture into ice cube trays (it takes about 5 trays). Cover and freeze until solid. Refrigerate leftover mixture until ready to freeze. Remove from ice cube tray and store in plastic bag.

To Use: Place 2 or 3 cubes in a tall glass. Slowly add diet lemon-lime soda such as 7-Up or Sprite. Stir and break up with a fork.

Variation: Blend 4-5 bananas with fruit.

Frappé

½ gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
½ gallon pineapple sherbet, softened
2 liter bottle Sprite or 7-Up

In a very large bowl, use a potato masher to mash ice cream and sherbet together, until well mixed. Slowly add Sprite, stirring gently with a whisk until slushy. Serve immediately.

Variation: Use lime or orange sherbet instead of pineapple.

Twitchells’ Ultimate Hot Chocolate

1 cup cocoa
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 cup Nestles chocolate milk mix
3 cups Hershey's chocolate milk mix
1 2/3 cups powdered non-dairy creamer
10 2/3 cup instant non-fat dry milk powder

Mix together in order given. I use a very large bowl (about 13 quart) and a slotted spoon to mash the lumps out of the cocoa and blend everything together. Store in plastic container. Keeps about 6 months.

To use: Add 1/3 cup mix to 1 (8-oz.) cup hot water. Stir until smooth. Makes about 8 cups of mix, which will make about 24-32 cups of hot chocolate.
Makes a nice gift for friends and neighbors.

Summer's Wedding Punch

1 can (12oz.) frozen limeade
3 c. sugar
8 c. water

Stir until sugar is dissolved. Freeze in gallon bags. Mix with 7-Up or Sprite. Serve as slush.

Hot Apple Raspberry Cider

8 cups apple cider
1 cup frozen raspberry juice, concentrate, thawed
1/4 cup sugar
1 stick cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture starts to simmer. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and serve.