Planning
a Monster Bash at your house? Listed below are
some great Halloween drinks to get your party
started. Choose from petrifying punches, creepy
cocktails, even shock-inducing shots!
Halloween started with the Ancient Celts.
All Hallows Eve (which became the word Halloween)
was the last day of their year. They believed
November 1st (All Saints Day) was the start
of the New Year and because it was Winter,
it was the darkest time of the year. On
this one night, October 31st, they believed
spirits, ghosts, goblins and fairies came
down from the hills into the towns. Some
people believed if you left "treats"
on the front porch for the spirits and ghosts,
this would make them happy and they would
not hurt you.
per eyeball:
1 radish
1 pimiento stuffed green olive
per drink:
1 shot gin or vodka
1/4 shot dry vermouth (more or less
to taste)
Prepare ice "eyeballs"
at least a day before your plan to
use them. Peel radishes, leaving thin
streaks of red skin on to represent
blood vessels (see pictures below).
Using the tip of the vegetable peeler
or a small, knife, carefully scoop
out a small hole in each radish, roughly
the size of an olive. Stuff a green
olive, pimiento side out, in each
hole. Place 1 radish eyeball in each
section of an empty ice cube tray.
Pare the radishes down a bit to fit,
if necessarry. Fill the tray with
water and freeze overnight.
To make drink, fill a tall cocktail
glass with 3-4 eyeball ice cubes,
add ingredients in the order given.
Shake or stir, as is your preference.
Halloween
Drinks
