Gin Cranberry Bog Fog Food

CRANBERRY GIN FIZZ

Steps:

• Combine the gin, cranberry juice and orange juice in a pitcher and stir.
• When ready to serve, pour the drink over ice. Top with ginger beer or ginger ale to taste. Garnish with thyme, a few cranberries and orange peel.

CRANBERRY BOG FOG

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan place cranberries, agave nectar, orange zest, vinegar and orange juice. bring to a boil over high heat, then turn down to low and simmer until berries are completely broken down, 10 to 20 minutes. Let cool and then press the mixture through a fine strainer into a bowl. Discard skins. Place strained fruit pulp into a storage container and refrigerate (Will store for up to three months in the fridge. When stored in the fridge, this will set up like jellied cranberry sauce so you will need to heat it slightly when using it cold to make it mix more easily.)
• 2. To mix: Pour 1 oz vodka in a tall glass, add about 2 Tbsp of the cranberry shrub mixture and stir well. Add ice to your liking and fill the glass with tonic water. Stir to mix and garnish.
• 3. Note: If the berry mixture is too tart, just add some more agave nectar to taste. It is not going to taste sweet like a syrup, but should give a light tartness to the drink.

CRANBERRY BOG COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine champagne and cranberry juice in a champagne flute. Drop a few whole cranberries in the glass and garnish with mint leaves.

CRANBERRY GIN FIZZ

Steps:

• Tip the sugar and 150ml water into a saucepan set over a low heat and heat until all the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat to medium-low and add the cranberries. Cook, stirring occasionally for 15 mins or until the cranberries have started to break down. Leave to cool, then blitz to a smooth purée using a hand blender, if you like (you can also leave it as is). Will keep in a sterilised sealed jar in the fridge for up to a week.
• To serve, spoon 1 tbsp of the cranberry purée into each glass, stir in a single or double measure of the gin and top up with the soda water. Garnish each glass with an orange slice and add a few ice cubes. Alternatively, mix everything together in a jug and serve.

CRANBERRY BOG BARS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar.
• Stir in 2 1/2 cups oats and flour.
• Press into greased 9x13 baking pan.
• Spread with cranberry sauce.
• In a microwavable safe bowl; melt remaining butter; stir in the pecans and remaining brown sugar and oats.
• Sprinkle over cranberry sauce Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Cut into bars.
• I did not use the pecans and it turned out great.

CRANBERRY GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Pour cranberry juice and gin over ice in a tall glass. Top off with tonic water, then add a splash of lime juice.
• Garnish with a wedge of lime and a few fresh cranberries.

GIN CRANBERRY BOG FOG

Steps:

• 1. Add all ingredients & shake well