Hot drinks for cold winter days!

I got these recipes from Jocelyn, me and Jessica's sister in law. Just wanted to share. The cider in particular is fantastic.

Wassail (Hot Fruit Punch)

5 qts. water
1 stick cinnamon
2 Tbs. whole cloves
3 c. sugar
1 12-oz. can pineapple juice
1 12-oz. can frozen lemonade
1 12-oz. can frozen orange juice

Combine water, cinnamon and cloves in large pot; boil together 5 minutes. Add sugar and juice concentrates. Simmer 30 minutes (do not boil). Serve warm. Makes 6 quarts. (This is my Grandma Ernst's recipe)

Hot Mulled Cider

2 qts. apple cider
1 lemon, spiral cut (or slices, it doesn't matter)
1 orange, spiral cut
1 1" stick cinnamon
2-3 Tbs. honey
1 Tbs. whole cloves

Combine all ingredients and simmer 20 minutes. DO NOT BOIL. (My Mom has used 1 gallon of cider instead of 2 qts. and it works fine.)

Chicken Chow Mein

A quick, easy and tasty Chinese dish!

1 cup chicken broth
2 tsp soy sauce
salt to taste
1/2 lb. cubed chicken (I used 3 large cans of canned chicken)
2 T. corn starch
4 stalks celery sliced
1 can bamboo shoots, sliced
1 can water chestnuts, sliced
1 can mushrooms, sliced
vegetable oil

Put cold broth in bowl, add soy sauce and season with salt until salty. Stir in cornstarch. In frying pan over high heat, add 2 T. oil. When hot, add chicken and stir for 1 minute (oil WILL splatter, so put chicken in carefully). Remove chicken. Heat 2 T. oil and stir fry celery for 1 minute. Add bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and mushrooms. Stir broth mix and add to vegetables. Cook and stir until hot and sauce is thickened. Add chicken and stir until hot and the sauce turns clear. Serve immediately over rice and top with chow mein noodles!