Ingredients
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6
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2 1/4
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12
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12
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24
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96
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Directions
Cider Beetles, Get ready for the holidays!! I know a company that sells these for $7 each but I like to include them in holiday baskets I like to make these for the kids to have cider during the fall and winter holidays as a tradition in our very new household They are very cute and great as a gift Tie with a festive ribbon and attached to a bottle of apple juice along with the directions Also these can be made inexpensively if you purchase your spices from a store selling them in bulk by weight , if I wanted to add a hard liquor in place of brandy, what would you suggest & how much per 8 oz cup serving?, if I wanted to use a hard liquor not brandy what would you suggest & how much per 8oz cup?
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Steps
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Adult Portion: |
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Slices Oranges in Half and Scoop Out Pulp Without Breaking the Orange Rind. Reserve Pulp For Another Use or Discard. |
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Place Orange Halves Cut Side Up (like a Bowl) on a Wire Rack on a Baking Sheet. Bake at 250f For 2 Hours Until Dry and Hard. Let Cool. |
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Kid Portion: |
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Pack Brown Sugar Firmly Into Each Orange Half, Mounding Slightly. |
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Arrange Spices in the Brown Sugar to Resemble Beetles: Use a Cinnamon Stick as the Body, a Nutmeg as the Head, 2 Allspice For the Eyes (on Each Side of the Head), and 6-8 Cloves For the Legs/Feet. |
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Cover Tightly With Plastic Wrap and Store in the Refrigerator (i Keep Mine Sealed in Plastic and in the Cupboard). |
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Directions For Use: |
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Unwrap the Beetle and Drop Into 1 1/2 Quarts Apple Juice or Cider. Simmer 30 Minutes. Strain Whole Spices and Orange Rind from Cider to Serve. May Add 1/2 Cup of Brandy, and Heat Well. Store Leftover Cider in the Refrigerator. |
