Spiced Cran Grape Soda Food

CRAN-GRAPE PUNCH

Steps:

• Place drink mix in large plastic or glass pitcher. Add cranberry juice cocktail; stir until mix is dissolved. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Pour into punch bowl just before serving. Stir in club soda. Serve over ice.

CRAN-GRAPE COOLER

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine the cranberry-grape juice, soda and lime juice. Serve over ice; garnish servings with lime slices and cherries if desired.

SPICED CRAN-APPLE AND GRAPE CONSERVE

Steps:

• Make a spice bag by placing cloves and allspice berries on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with string., In a stockpot, combine next six ingredients. Add spice bag. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until mixture begins to thicken, about 45 minutes. Add shredded apple; simmer until thickened, 35-45 minutes longer (mixture will thicken more after cooling). Discard spice bag., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 10 hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , In batches, place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

CRANBERRY-GRAPE SPRITZER

Steps:

• Combine juices and club soda in a tall glass; add ice. Garnish with lemon.

CAMPARI AND SODA

Steps:

• Mix 2 parts Campari and 1 part seltzer in a tall glass with crushed ice. Garnish with an orange slice.

SPICED GRAPES

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, rum, lime juice, sugar, ginger, lime peel, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small saucepan; mix well. Bring mixture to boil then pour boiling mixture over grapes in medium bowl. Let mixture cool at room temperature. Add remaining fruit and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until thoroughly chilled. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves then spoon into individual glass bowls.
• Nutritional Stats: Calories 270; Protein 1.1g; Fat 0.6g; Calories from Fat 2%; Carbohydrate 58.3g; Cholesterol 0; Fiber 2.7g; Sodium 104mg.

GRAPE-VANILLA SODA

Steps:

• Combine one 11.5-ounce can thawed frozen purple grape juice concentrate, 1/2 cup water and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a medium skillet; cook over medium-high heat until syrupy, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 more teaspoon vanilla; let cool. Add seltzer.
• For each drink, combine 2 to 4 tablespoons flavored syrup with 1 cup cold seltzer in an ice-filled glass.

GRAPE-WALNUT CONSERVE

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 pounds seedless green grapes, 3/4 cup sugar, 4 wide strips orange zest, 1/4 cup raisins, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly and mashing the grapes against the side of the pan with a wooden spoon, until the mixture coats the spoon, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped walnuts. Fill sterilized jars, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace, then seal and process (see Cook's Note) for 15 minutes.

FRUIT & SPICE SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Whizz the porridge oats and butter together in a food processor, or rub the butter into the oats with your fingertips in a big bowl. Stir in the flours, caster sugar, bicarb, mixed spice, 1 tsp salt, the raisins, sultanas, dates and mixed peel.
• Pour over the buttermilk and quickly stir in with a round-bladed knife. Tip out onto a flour-dusted surface and gently bring together into a ball with your hands. Transfer to a flour-dusted baking sheet and scatter over the demerara sugar, pressing it into the top. Use a sharp, flour-dusted knife to cut a big cross in the top and bake for 30-35 mins until crusty on the outside. Eat warm or cold, thickly sliced, with butter.

CRAN-GRAPE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• If serving over ice, pour vodka in glass first then the juice then the soda.
• If serving as a martini, cut ingredients in half and shake together with ice and strain into martini glass.