Hot Spiked Cider
Ingredients:
5-1/3 cups water
4 orange spice tea bags
2/3 cup light brown sugar
2-2/3 cups apple cider
2 cups light rum
10-1/2 cinnamon sticks1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon butter
Preparation:
1. Pour water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and toss in the orange spice tea bags. Cover and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in sugar, apple cider, rum, and 2 of the cinnamon sticks. Heat just to steaming -- do not boil. 2. Ladle hot cider into 6 mugs and drop 1/2 teaspoon butter into each. Garnish with a cinnamon "swizzle" stick.
Serves: 8
Here are some pictures of H, Rae Rae, and myself (dressed as Gilly) with the cider at this year's party:
H looking gorgeous as Audrey Hepburn
Rae Rae the naughty nurse
A serious moment with Gilly
If you haven't heard of Gilly, here is a hulu link to the SNL skit. I love Kristen Wiig, here is my favorite sketch of hers. And here is my Gilly dance at the Hallo-wine party:
