Blend all ingredients for a few seconds. Pour over crushed ice. Garnish with a fresh banana, skewered with maraschino cherries and sprinkled with green sugar.

Combine all of the ingredients in a 4-quart Dutch oven. Warm, over high heat, until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and serve. Makes 2 quarts or eight 8-oz servings

There are many recipes for egg nog.. and a good one, whether made in advance or on the day it is to be druink is: 20 eggs well beaten together and stirred togethere with 2 lbs of sugar. Into this mixture pour 1 1/2 pints of Jamaica rum and 2 quarts of brandy. When the […]

If using ginger root, cut into small pieces. Cut the lemon rinds into paper thin strips and add to ginger root or powdered ginger. Pour boiling water over this mixture and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain and when perfectly cold, add two cups lemon juice amd simple syrup to taste. Dilute with very cold […]

* Ham should be one of the precooked hams. Not one of the specialty cured or canned hams. Just the standard bone in ham in the meat counter. ~– Preheat oven to 325oF. Place ham, fat side down, in a shallow baking pan. Pour coke into pan until it is 1/2-inch deep. Bake 2 to […]

The basic scone. “To die for”. Preheat oven to 450F (230C). Very lighty grease a large baking sheet; set aside. Sift flour, baking poder and salt into a large bowl. With your fingers, rub in butter until mixture is crumbly. Make a well in center of mixture; add milk and mix with a fork to […]

Warm your crock-pot first with some hot tap water. Then pour boiling water over the tea bags in the >> crock-pot. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags. Stir in the sugar, honey, orange juice, pineapple juice, and orange slices. Cover and heat on low for 2-3 hours; serve from pot.

Combine sugar, water in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add wine, lemon juice, bitters, cinnamon; stir. Pour drink into a warmed 8 oz. mug. Mull with a red hot poker.

An ideal late-afternoon drink to cool the soul. Also great for kids! 1. Boil the tapioca until soft and chill. (You can prepare extra and keep it for several days in an air-tight container.) 2. Shave the ice. If you do not have access to an ice-shaver, you can crush it. (Place ice in a […]

Beat egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, nutmeg, salt and vanilla together with rotary beater or electric mixer until very thick and light yellow. Slowly beat in brandy and milk. Cover and chill overnight. Shortly before serving, beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar with same beater, beat cream to […]