Wormy Ice Cubes - For Witch's Brew
- 1 cup gummy worms or other creepy crawler candy
- 2 ice cube trays
- 1 quart fruit punch
- Witch's Brew, recipe follows
- Recipe courtesy "Semi-Homemade(r) Desserts," Miramax Books, 2003
- 1 (6-ounce) package lime gelatin
- 2 cups boiling water
- 3 cups chilled pineapple juice
- 1 (2 liter) bottle chilled lemon-lime soft drink or ginger ale
- 2 cups chilled vodka, optional
- 1 large black plastic cauldron (available at party or craft stores)
- 1 punch bowl that fits inside the cauldron
- 1 plastic hand (available at party supply stores), sterilized in hot water
- 1 block dry ice (available at supermarkets, ice cream shops or ice companies)
- Arrange gummy worms in ice cube trays, 1 worm per cube.
- Fill tray with fruit punch as you normally would water.
- Freeze until solid, 8 hours or overnight.
- Place into Witches Brew minutes before serving.
- Pour the gelatin mix into a large bowl.
- Slowly stir in the boiling water.
- Stir at least 2 minutes, until the gelatin is completely dissolved.
- Stir in the pineapple juice.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- Wearing heavy duty gloves or using tongs, place the block of dry ice in the bottom of the cauldron.
- (Dry ice will burn skin, so handle it with gloves and tongs and keep it away from kids and pets!)
- Use an ice pick to break the block into smaller chunks, if necessary.
- Fill the cauldron with just enough water to cover the dry ice.
- It will begin to "steam."
- Place the punch bowl inside the cauldron, on top of the dry ice.
- The cauldron will appear to be magically smoking.
- Entrap the sterilized rubber hand between the cauldron and the punch bowl, squeezing it tight so the hand appears to be reaching out of the mist for help.
- Hot-glue the hand to the cauldron, if necessary, to hold it in place.
- Carefully pour the drink mixture into the punch bowl.
- Slowly add the chilled vodka and lemon-lime soda or ginger ale.
- Stir gently to mix.
- Yield: 12 to 16 servings
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Ease of preparation: moderately easy
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/wormy-ice-cubes-for-witchs-brew-recipe.html (may not work)