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by Mark Nothaft
"From the Cellar", East Valley Tribune
I'm sure by now you've noticed that Halloween is on a Friday this year. Yes!
Now we can go bump in the night later than usual without worrying about work or getting the kids off to school the next day.
It's time to release your inner child and bark at the moon.
We have a fun tradition in our neighborhood of having the moms take the kids around trick-or-treating, while the dads hang out, pass out candy and sip a few dark and brooding wines or ghoulish cocktails.
I usually alternate between wine and cocktails each year and this year it's time for "evil potions."
Another neighbor inspired me to take the drinks a step further; she drops dry ice into punch bowls at different parties, and I'm thinking of placing some in a pitcher of some sort of flavored martinis.
Something red or green to heighten the "spooky" affect.
Anyhow, I spent some time experimenting with different juices and elixirs to work up some potential potions for our Halloween shindig. Check these out.
GREEN GOBLIN16 ounces citrus vodka
8 ounces Midori melon liqueur
32 ounces white cranberry juice
Honeydew melon and maraschino cherries for garnish Ice Dry ice (optional) Preparation (garnish): Using a melon-baller, scoop out balls of melon. Cut a hole in the center with the tip of a vegetable peeler and stuff with maraschino cherry. Preparation (cocktail): Combine vodka, liqueur and juice into a glass pitcher, fill rest with ice and stir. Drop in small chunk of dry ice for foggy affect.
WITCHES BREWBrut champagne or sparkling wine
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce black raspberry liqueur such as Chambord Blackberries for garnish Ice
Preparation: Fill a double old fashioned glass with ice and add vodka and raspberry liqueur. Top with champagne and stir. Garnish with blackberry.
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