Hot Cranberry Toddy Food

CLARENCE'S CRANBERRY TODDY

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan heat all the ingredients (except the vodka) to just about the boiling point. Let stand for 1 minute. Add cranberry vodka and stir. Pour into a heat-resistant cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry.

HOT CRANBERRY TODDY

Steps:

• Combine cranberry juice, sugar, lemon juice, and water in a 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven.
• For spice bag, tie lemon peel, cinnamon, and cloves in a 6-inch square of 100 percent cotton cheesecloth. Add spice bag to saucepan. Bring just to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Discard spice bag. Add bourbon, rum, or orange juice.
• Transfer to a heatproof serving carafe or pot. Serve with a lemon peel strip in each cup, if desired. Makes about 12 (6-ounce) servings.

CRANBERRY HOT TODDY

Steps:

• Cut tangerines crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and remove seeds. Stud rind of each tangerine round with 4 or 5 cloves. In a large saucepan, simmer cranberry juice, tangerine rounds, and sugar, covered, 5 minutes. Stir in rum.
• Serve toddies with clove-studded tangerine rounds in heatproof glasses.

CIDER AND TEQUILA HOT TODDY

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat cider and cranberry juice cocktail just until hot (do not let boil) and remove from heat.
• Stir in tequila and liqueur.
• Serve toddies in mugs, garnished with lime slices.
• Makes about 6 cups.
• Note: To spice up a little: add cinnamon sticks, a little cloves, allspice and nutmeg.
• You can garnish with the above listed lime slices or also add orange slices.

SPICED CRANBERRY HOT TODDY

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, heat cranberry juice cocktail and sugar to boiling over medium-high heat. Add cinnamon stick, gingerroot, cloves and anise. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
• Into heatproof pitcher, strain mixture through fine-mesh strainer; discard spices. Stir rum and liqueur into pitcher. Pour cocktail into mugs. Garnish with cranberries, orange slices and additional cinnamon sticks and star anise.