Volume III

December 28, 2012

Weekly Home / Cook'n & Eat'n

Ah Ah Ah Ah Stayin' Alive
with Non-Alcoholic Drinks

By Sydney Hill

It's always scary to drive around New Year's Eve. Crashes kill. Driving under the influence accounts for many of those deaths. Stay safe this year by 1) avoid driving 2) Don't drive under the influence 3) Don't have alcohol at all.

I'm here to help you with that last one. I went onto the website for Martinelli's sparkling cider and found a ton of recipes for drinks without alcohol. They sure look yummy and worth a try. I love Martinelli's sparkling cider just plain, so I can't see how these could be bad.

Martinelli's Sparkler

Ingredients:
8 ounces Martinelli's sparkling cider
2 splashes grenadine syrup
1 splash of Rose's lime juice

Directions:

Fill highball glass with ice, add ingredients, garnish with cherry and lemon. Makes 1 drink.

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Martinelli's Mimosa

Ingredients:
2 ounces Martinelli's sparkling cider
2 ounces orange juice
1/2 lemon

Directions:

Sugar the rim of a champagne glass, pour ingredients in and garnish with a twist.

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Virgin Green-Apple Martini

Ingredients:
2 ounces Martinelli's sparkling cider
1/2 ounce Granny Smith apple, chopped
2 ounces lemon-lime soda
2 dashes cinnamon
1/2 cup crushed ice cubes

Directions:

Put ingredients in blender, add ice, blend. Pour into martini glass. Garnish with an apple wedge and serve. Makes 1 drink.

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Hot Apple Toddy

Ingredients:
1 cup Martinelli's sparkling cider or Martinelli's apple juice
1 teaspoon brown sugar, maple syrup or honey (optional)
1 slice lemon
1 cinnamon stick or a sprinkle of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon butter, optional

Directions:

Heat Cider to boiling point. Pour into mug and add sweetener. Top with lemon slice. Add cinnamon or cinnamon stick for stirring. Top with butter if desired. Serves 1.

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Acapulco Sunset

Ingredients:
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1/2 cup chopped seeded papaya
1 ounce lime juice
10 ounces Martinelli's sparkling cider

Directions:

In blender combine sliced strawberries, papaya, lime juice, and Sparkling Cider. Whirl until smooth and well blended. Pour over crushed ice in two 10 to 12-ounce glasses; garnish rim of each with a whole strawberry. Serve with straws. Makes 2 drinks.

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Cider Julep

Ingredients:
4 cups Martinelli's sparkling cider
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:

Mix ingredients and serve with ice in tall glasses. Top with fresh mint leaves. Makes 6 drinks.

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Apple Cooler

Ingredients:
1 quart Martinelli's sparkling cider or Martinelli's apple juice
2 cups apricot nectar
6 slices limes
6 limes, juiced
club soda

Directions:

Combine cider, apricot nectar and lime juice. Pour over ice cubes in tall glass (about 3/4 full). Fill to top with soda. Garnish with slice of lime.

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Ginger Apple Sparkler

Ingredients:
2 cups water
4" knob of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 cup sugar
1 bottle Martinelli's sparkling cider

Directions:

Combine the water and ginger in a heavy small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover and steep 30 minutes. Add the sugar and bring to a boil again, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Strain. Cool then refrigerate until well-chilled.
Fill Champagne flutes half-way with the ginger syrup. Top off the flutes with Sparkling Cider.

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Pink Passion Frappe

Ingredients:
2 ounces Martinelli's sparkling cider or Martinelli's apple juice
2 ounces pineapple juice
2 ounces cranberry juice
whipped cream

Directions:

Blend with ice and serve in a champagne glass with a dollop of whipped cream, lime, and cherry garnish. Makes 1 drink.

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Martinelli's Menagerie

Ingredients:
3 ounces Martinelli's sparkling cider
1/2 banana
1 1/2 ounces strawberries (fresh or frozen)
1 ounce blackberries (fresh or frozen)
1 ounce half and half

Directions:

Blend with ice and serve in an 8-ounce balloon glass; garnish with orange slice and maraschino cherry. Makes 1 drink.

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Apple Juice A-La-Mode

Ingredients:
8 ounces Martinelli's sparkling cider
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
whipped cream
cinnamon to taste
nutmeg

Directions:

Blend ingredients together, garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle of nutmeg; serve in a glass with a wedge of apple (for extra appeal, serve inside cored apples). Makes 1 drink.

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Apple Party Punch

Ingredients:
2 cups Martinelli's sparkling cider or Martinelli's apple juice
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup pineapple juice
2 cups cranberry juice
2 quarts ginger ale

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except ginger ale and chill. At party time pour over a block of ice in a punch bowl. Add ginger ale. Float lemon and orange slices on top.

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Sparkling Apple-Grape Punch

Ingredients:
1 (25.5-fluid ounce) bottle Martinelli's apple- grape juice
1 cup peach nectar or apricot nectar
1 orange, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, sweetened and sliced

Directions:

Chill Sparkling Apple-Grape Juice. If using fresh strawberries, place slices in bowl and sprinkle with sugar to draw out juices. Combine nectar, citrus slices and strawberries in punch bowl or pitcher, stirring to mix flavors. Chill until ready to serve. Pour in Sparkling Apple-Grape Juice and stir to blend. Serve with ice block, ring or cubes. Makes 8 4 oz. servings.

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Hot Mulled Cider

Ingredients:
1 (1.5 liter) jug Martinelli's sparkling cider or Martinelli's Apple Juice
15 whole cloves
10 cinnamon sticks
1/4 teaspoon powdered allspice

Directions:

Add spices to cider and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let stand for an hour or more. When ready to serve, reheat and remove the whole spices (may also be served chilled).

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Hot Holiday Punch

Ingredients:
1 gallon Martinelli's sparkling cider
48 whole cloves
4 teaspoons whole allspice
6 cinnamon sticks
1 cup sugar, or to taste
1 cup orange juice
1 medium lemon juice, juiced (add juice only)

Directions:

Bring all ingredients to a slow boil and simmer about 10 minutes. Strain and serve hot. Garnish with additional cinnamon sticks if desired.

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References:
https://www.martinellis.com/recipes/n/nadhothldypunch.shtml

Martinelli image with lemons:
https://www.kitchenkonfidence.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/GreenAppleandSparklingCiderSorbet31.jpg

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