Recipes from the Bubbling Cauldron

Finding great recipes for your Halloween party can be a little tricky sometimes especially if your looking for new ideas. Here are a couple of recipes you can create in your bubbling cauldron that don’t need tricks to achieve but will be a treat to those who try them.

Witch’s Brew is a great Halloween punch. It should be served in a punch bowl and not a pitcher because of the gelatin. To keep the punch cold fill a couple of plastic gloves 2/3 full of lime Kool-aid. Tie the ends and freeze until very solid. Add 1 glove to the punch and when the ice melts open the glove and add the cold liquid to your punch. Place the second frozen hand into the punch.

To make this great brew you will need 2 packages of lime gelatin. Make the gelatin as directed on the box. Keep chilled until ready to serve the punch.

You will also need 1 gallon of chilled green punch. Lime (or any type of green Kool-aid) can be used to make your green punch. Follow the directions on the packages for making 1 gallon.

When it’s time to serve your witch’s brew pour the chilled punch into a chilled punch bowl. Break up the gelatin into small globs and stir the globs into the punch. Add the frozen hand ice and serve.

How about serving goblin slime in a bread cauldron? Here is what you need: 1 (16 oz.) pkg. of Velveeta cheese, cubed; 16 oz. of Swiss cheese, shredded; 1 (10 1/2 oz.) can cheddar cheese soup; 2 (15 oz.) cans of black beans, drained well; 1 jar of salsa; 1 round loaf of pumpernickel bread, unsliced; and 2 loaves of round marble rye bread, sliced

To prepare place the both types of cheese and the soup into a saucepan over low heat. Stirring almost constantly, heat the cheese until completely melted and smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the beans and salsa. Remove a slice from the top of the pumpernickel loaf and scoop out the inside bread. Place the bread aside. Fill the loaf with the dip.

Use Halloween cookie cutters and cut out pieces of the rye bread. Place the bread bowl on a plate and lay the Halloween cut outs around the bowl for dipping. The remaining pumpernickel bread can be cubed and used in the dip also.

These are just a couple of cauldron recipes that can help make your Halloween party a hit.