Wednesday, September 5, 2007

easy and cheap sangria for Nadine

I have made this on 2 occasions for my sister Nadine, for both her high school and college graduation parties. They were a big hit at both, although people drank a heck of a lot more of it at the college graduation party!! Be careful- its so tasty you forget that its chock full of booze!! Also, because its mostly wine if you drink to much its hangover city.

Makes a bunch, and you can just keep adding more wine.
Put the punchbowl where you are planning on having it for the party. Once its full you don't want to be picking it up and moving it around, I promise.
I have only made this in the summer so it has summer fruits in it. If you are making it in winter Google other recipes, or, better yet don't make sangria, make something warm.

2 Jugs Gallo Rose wine
1 bottle cheap sparkling wine (get a few extra bottles to supplement, and for mimosas the morning after)
Cut up fruit: Strawberries, peaches and/or nectarines, apricots, berries; orange, lime and lemon wheels.

Cut up your fruit and let it macerate for a while in some sugar. Add chilled wine and sparkling wine. An ice ring instead of cubes insures a slower melt time, or set the punch bowl in a bigger bowl of ice with stuff around it so you don't notice the ugly bigger bowl. Not flowers, though, unless there are no bees.

Just keep adding wine to the fruit as the supply diminishes. People will eat the fruit, too, but soon they will be so drunk that no one will notice that eventually they are just drinking warm, cheap jug wine

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