Pumpkin Punch
"This one makes a great center piece for your table as well as a
handy punch bowl! Use a black marker to paint a jack-o-lantern face
on the front, you'll need this pumpkin whole!"
1 hollowed and well cleaned pumpkin
2 oranges
Whole cloves
6 cups apple juice
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 1/4 cups pineapple juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stud the whole
oranges with cloves, spacing them about two inches apart and bake
for 30 minutes. Remove from oven.
In a large saucepan, combine the apple juice and cinnamon stick;
bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat
and stir in the nutmeg, honey, lemon juice and pineapple juice.
Serve hot in a punch bowl with the 2 clove-studded baked oranges
floating on top. To serve in the hollow pumpkin, you may want to
cool it first so it doesn't cook the inside of the pumpkin. |