It's HALLOWEEN time...a fun party idea!

The most mature member of the Dazzle team, our mom, LOVES Halloween time! She loves the decorations, the food, the pumpkins, and most of all...throwing the party that brings all of our family and friends of all ages together for a night of fun. We pull out all the stops from scary looking food and drinks (that are actually quite delicious once you get past the appearance!) to full Halloween decorations.
This year we will be trying something new for our cauldron of party juice: creating an edible frozen hand that protrudes from the cauldron and looks super creepy when you reach in there to fill your own cup. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and it sounds like a great touch to add to our personal Halloween party!

Witches Brew

Here is a picture of what your yummy "brew" can look like! The recipe suggests preparing the hand several days in advance so it is thoroughly frozen for the day of the party. Here is what you need for the hand:

• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, thawed
• 2 1/2 cups cranberry juice
• 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin

1. To make the frozen hand: Wash and rinse the outside of a rubber glove. Turn glove inside out and set aside. In a 4 cup measuring cup, combine the thawed raspberries and cranberry juice.
2. Pour 2 cups of the raspberry mixture into a small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand 2 minutes. Warm over low heat, stirring constantly, just until gelatin dissolves. Mix back into the reserved raspberry mixture in the measuring cup.
3. Pour raspberry mixture into the inverted glove. Gather up the top of the glove and tie securely with kitchen twine. Freeze until solid, or several days if possible.
4. To serve: Carefully cut the glove away from the frozen hand. Place the hand, palm side up, leaning against the back of a large punch bowl. Simply add in your juice ingredients of choice and add some gummy worms for garnish!

The suggested juice combination for this particular recipe is super easy: 2 liters of ginger ale and 2 liters of sparkling apple cider. We, however, will be turning this Brew into something a little more exciting...probably some fun and delicious jungle juice! We will be posting pictures of our Halloween parties and would love for you to share yours as well. If you need any help with an upcoming holiday party, as always, please contact us through e-mail, telephone, or message us on facebook!