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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Spiced Red Wine


The Holiday Collection- Grape Ice Ring.(recipe follows)  1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 bottle (750 mL) Burgundy wine, chilled 2 cups white grape juice, chilled 1 cup peach schnapps,chilled  Prepare Grape Ice Ring. Combine sugar and water in small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly,until sugar dissolves. Cool to room temperature. Cover; refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.  Combine wine, grape juice, schnapps and sugar syrup in punch bowl. Float Grape Ice Ring in punch. Makes 14 servings.   GRAPE ICE RING  2 lbs assorted seedless grapes ( Thompson, Red Empress,etc) *Lemon leaves (optional)  Fill 4-cup ring mold with water to within 3/4" of top. Freeze until firm, about 8 hrs or overnight. Arrange clusters of grapes and leaves on ice; fill with water to top of mold. Freeze until solid, about 6 hrs. To unmold, dip bottom of mold briefly in hot water.  *These nontoxic leaves are available in florist shops.

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