It's almost time for the holidays. Before you know it;it will be Thanksgiving then Christmas. Don't worry, I didn't forget about Holloween. Here are some recipes for delicious drinks for the holidays.

Our first recipe is Witch's Brew.

Ingredients

1 ten ounce package of frozen raspberries thawed

2 1/2 cups of cranberry juice

2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin

2 liters of gingerale

2 liters of nonalcoholic sparkling cidar

6 gummy snakes candy

1. To make the frozen hand: Wash and rinse the outside of a rubber glove. Turn glove inside out and set aside. In a 4 cup measuring cup, combine the thawed raspberries and cranberry juice.
2. Pour 2 cups of the raspberry mixture into a small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand 2 minutes. Warm over low heat, stirring constantly, just until gelatin dissolves. Mix back into the reserved raspberry mixture in the measuring cup.
3. Pour raspberry mixture into the inverted glove. Gather up the top of the glove and tie securely with kitchen twine. Freeze until solid, or several days if possible.
4. To serve: Carefully cut glove away from frozen hand. Place frozen hand, palm side up, leaning against side of a large punch bowl. Pour in ginger ale and sparkling cider. Garnish with gummy snakes.

Our last recipe is for Thanksgiving. It's Cranberry Wassail.

ingredients

1/2 gallon of apple cidar garnish

1/2 gallon of cranberry juice 12 mint leaves

1 cup of lemon juice 12 orange slices

1 1/4 cups pf pineapple juice

1 large orange thinly sliced

24 whole cloves

1/4 cup of clover honey

1/2 cup of white sugar

4 cinnamon sticks

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon of all spice

1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger

1. In a large saucepan or pot, combine cider, cranberry juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, orange slices, cloves, honey, sugar, and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer; add nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Serve warm and garnish each cup with mint and an orange slice.

That's all for this week. Look for more recipes for Christmas and New Years. they will be here soon.