Slow Cookin' Beverages

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Slow Cooker Hot Spiced Cider

4 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
2 nutmegs, broken
1 teaspoon of whole cloves
1 teaspoon of allspice (whole)
3 quarts of  cider

Wrap first 4 ingredients in cheesecloth and tie in a bundle. Simmer in Crock-pot with 3 quarts of cider with spices 6-8 hours. 

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Slow Cooker Hot Cocoa

1 1/2 c  Sugar
  1 1/4 c  Cocoa powder
  1 1/4 ts Salt
  3/4 c  Hot water
  1 ga Milk
  1 ts Vanilla extract
  1/4 ts Cinnamon

In large saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt.  Add hot water slowly, mixing well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add milk; heat to serving temperature, stirring occasionally. DO NOT boil. Remove from heat; add vanilla, and cinnamon; whip with a whisk. Serve hot, with whipped cream or marshmallows if desired.

This recipe can be doubled and kept in crockpot for easier serving to large groups.

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Orange-Ginger Tea

2 quarts water
3-1 inch squares fresh gingerroot, sliced
3 Tbsp honey
1 orange, sliced

Place water and gingerroot in slow cooker, cover.  Cook on high 2 hours then on low 2 more hours.  Add honey and sliced orange 1 hour before serving.

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Johnny Appleseed Tea

2 qts water, divided
6 tea bags--your favorite flavor
6 oz frozen apple juice, thawed
1/4 c plus 2 Tbsp firmly packed brown sugar

Bring 1 qt water to boil, add tea bags.  Remove from heat, cover and let steep 5 minutes.  Pour into slow cooker.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover, heat on low until hot.  Continue on low while serving from slow cooker.

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Hot Cranberry Punch

32 oz bottle cranberry juice
2 sticks cinnamon
6 oz can frozen lemonade
12 oz can frozen orange juice

Mix together all ingredients in slow cooker.  Cook on high 3-4 hours.

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Homestyle Tomato Juice

10-12 large tomatoes
1 tsp salt
1 tsp seasoned salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 Tbsp sugar

Wash and drain tomatoes, remove cores and ends.  Place in slow cooker.  Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours or until soft.  Press through sieve or food mill.  Stir in seasonings, chill.

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Irish cream cocoa

3-1/2 cups nonfat dry milk powder

3/4 cup powdered sugar

3/4 cup cocoa

3/4 cup Irish cream flavored powdered nondairy creamer

8 cups water

Combine all ingredients except water in 3-4 quart crockpot. Stirring with a wire whisk, gradually add the water until mixture is smooth. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 3-4 hours. Stir mixture with wire whisk before serving. Top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream, if desired. 12 servings

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Sweet Hot Buttered Rum

2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 pinch salt
3 sticks cinnamon
4 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups rum
Whipped cream
Ground nutmeg

Put all ingredients, except the rum, whipped cream and nutmeg into slow cooker. Add 2 quarts hot water. Stir well. Cover; cook on LOW for 5 hours.

Stir in rum. Top individual servings with whipped cream and a dash of nutmeg.

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Pineapple Punch

1 (46-oz.) can pineapple juice
3 C. orange juice
1/4 C. fresh lemon juice
2 cinnamon sticks

Pour pineapple juice into slow cooker, followed by orange juice and lemon juice. Add cinnamon sticks. Cook on Low for 2 hours. Remove cinnamon sticks. Serve warm. Garnish with orange or lemon twists or pineapple chunks.

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Hot Spiced Cherry Cider

3 1/2 quarts apple cider 2 cinnamon sticks 2 3-oz packages of cherry-flavored gelatin Mix together the apple cider and cinammon sticks in the stoneware. Heat on High for 3 hours. Stir in cherry-flavored gelatin. Keep on High 1 more hour and allow gelatin to disolve. Turn to Low to keep warm. Serve directly from the stoneware.