Witches and Worms

Witches' Brew

2 cinnamon sticks
5 whole cloves
3 tablespoons finely chopped and peeled fresh ginger
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1 chilled bottle (25.4 ounces) sparkling cider (about 3 1/4 cups)
1 quart chilled cranberry juice cocktail
1 liter chilled club soda or seltzer

In small saucepan, bring cinnamon, cloves, ginger, water and sugar to boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Cool syrup. (Syrup may be made ahead up to 1 week and chilled, covered).

In punch bowl, combine remaining ingredients and strain syrup through fine sieve into punch. Stir punch and add ice blocks.

Makes about 13 cups.


Wormy Apples

6 large golden delicious apples
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 gummy worms
Heavy cream for accompaniment

1. Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C).
2. Core apples from blossom ends, leaving stem ends intact.
3. Mix raisins and walnuts and stuff into cavities of cored apples. Set apples, stems up in a 7x12-inch baking pan .
4. In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir over medium-high heat until mixture boils. Pour hot syrup around apples.
5. Bake, uncovered, basting occasionally with syrup, until apples are tender when pierced and skin begins to crack, about 30 to 35 minutes.
6. Remove apples from oven; cool in pan for 10 minutes or cool to room temperature.
7. Place each apple in a small serving bowl and spoon syrup around fruit. In the top of each apple, cut a hole large enough for one of the candy worms and tuck one end into each apple, leaving most of the worm dangling. Offer cream to pour over apples.

Serves 6.

Desserts on the BBQ?

Yes! You can cook dessert on the BBQ too! But make sure you have cleaned the rack REALLY well. Unless you like BBQ sauce on your dessert! Fruit is the easiest, healthy, and yummy. Peaches, Pineapple, Bananas, Apples, Pears... Cut them up in somewhat of a cube shape and put them on skewers for a kabob. Or slice them and add a sauce.

Grilled Apples with Streusel Topping from Barbeque Bob

1/2 cup quick-cooking oatmeal

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces

1/2 cup pecans, chopped

4 large baking apples, cored and cut in half

melted butter

1. Make the topping ahead of time buy oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Add the butter and work it in evenly with a fork or your fingertips until it is pea sized. Stir in the pecans and refrigerate until you are ready to make the dessert.
2. Brush the cut side of the apples with the melted butter. Arrange the apples cut side down on the grill and cook over medium heat for twenty minutes. Turn them once after ten minutes.
3. Spoon the topping onto the cut side of the apples. Cook for another five minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and glazed. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Grilled Peaches with Berry Sauce from allrecipes.com
Submitted By: Nancy Johnson

Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients:
1/2 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries in syrup, slightly thawed
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 fresh peaches, peeled and halved
5 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter or margarine

Directions:
1. In a blender or food processor, process raspberries and lemon juice until pureed. Strain and discard seeds. Cover and chill. Place the peach halves, cut side up, on a large piece of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. x 12 in). Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle into peach centers. Sprinkle with vanilla; dot with butter. Fold foil over peaches and seal. Grill over medium-hot coals for 15 minutes or until heated through. To serve, spoon the raspberry sauce over peaches.

Printed from Allrecipes.com 7/15/2009

Sweet Grilled Peaches from allrecipes.com
Submitted By: GILSDORF Photo By: pomplemousse

Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes Ready In: 15 Minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients:
1 (16 ounce) package frozen peach slices
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons cinnamon

Directions:
1. Preheat a grill for medium heat.
2. Place peaches onto a large piece of aluminum foil. Use two if necessary to hold in all of the peaches without spillage. Drizzle the honey over the peaches, and sprinkle with cinnamon. Close up the foil, sealing tightly.
3. Place the foil packet onto the preheated grill, and cook for 10 minutes, turning once halfway through. Carefully open the packet, and serve.

Printed from Allrecipes.com 7/15/2009

And it's always sure to be a "cool" treat when you add ice cream. I LOVE homemade ice cream the best. I might have to do some homemade ice cream recipes... stay tuned!