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206 calories/serving

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Shelley Wiseman

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    • This blood-red punch gets its intense color from a sweet, tangy mixture of beet juice and raspberries.

    Ingredients

    Makes: drinks

      • For Ice Hand:
      • 1 powder-free vinyl glove
      • water
      • For the Punch:
      • 2 cups fresh or bottled beet juice (see note below on availability)
      • 1 12-ounce package frozen raspberries
      • 1/4 cup sugar
      • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
      • 12 ice cubes
      • 2 cups vodka
      • 3/4 cup Grand Marnier
      • 1 cup seltzer

    Directions

    Make ice hands: Fill several gloves about two-thirds full with water and tie a knot in the end to seal (do not overfill gloves, as water will expand during freezing). Drape glove over a curved object in freezer (an empty wine bottle, balled up newspaper or a bag of peas all work well) so hand appears more lifelike. Freeze at until solid, about eight hours (overnight). Put glove in punch when ready to serve.

    To unmold ice hands: Using scissors or a craft knife, cut open the glove starting at the knotted end, and peeling and cutting it down towards the fingers. Work carefully -- the fingers are fragile. Don't panic if a finger falls off; it'll just make the hand look more ghoulish. Keep ice hands in freezer until ready to serve punch.

    Make punch: Put beet juice, raspberries, sugar, lemon juice and ice cubes in a blender and blend until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Strain mixture through a medium mesh sieve into a punch bowl. Stir in vodka, Grand Marnier and seltzer. Add ice hands just before serving.

    Note: You can find fresh beet juice at juice bars, health food stores and some supermarkets such as Whole Foods.

    Nutrition Facts

    Per Single Serving / Serves 10 Total
    Calories 206Sodium 22mg1%
    Total Carbohydrates 19gm6%Fiber 1gm4%
    Sugars 15gmProtein0gm
    Vitamin C13% Calcium1%
    Iron1%

    Nutrition Facts provided by: Shelley Wiseman

    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

    ** Nutrient information is not available.

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    Renee Elbel

    why couldn't you use cranberry juice instead of beet juice?

    October 18 2011 at 9:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    devolushun8

    Instead of a hand, I made an eyeball out of a white chocolate truffle. I painted a pupil and veins to make it look bloodshot with food coloring. I then impaled it with a pick, as you would an olive you'd put in a martini.

    March 16 2011 at 11:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    head4la

    If you can't find a latex glove you can also use an ice cube tray.

    October 29 2010 at 9:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    emailfile3

    Good-looking punch, but definitely NOT for kids! How about a "virgin" version -- without the alcohol. For the frozen hand, how about adding green food coloring to the water before freezing for a ghoulishly green hand.

    October 29 2010 at 3:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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    blewis8599

    frozen grape juice with the hand...

    October 29 2010 at 4:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
    carolee1029

    Green plus red makes brown, so don't use much green or your punch color will not be very appealing when the hand melts.

    October 17 2011 at 4:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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