Hot Spiced Cider

Ingredients:

8 cups Apple Cider
6 inches stick cinnamon
1 t whole allspice
1 t whole cloves
8 whole cloves (optional)
1 orange, sliced (optional)
Apple Brandy or other liquor (as desired)

Mull the Cider with the spices in a large pot.  If desired, stud the (optional) orange slices with the (optional) cloves.  Serve into mugs with a shot of Apple Brandy.

Sweeten if desired.

Mock Mince Meat Pie

Ingredients:

2 pie pastries
1 1/2 c chopped apples
1 1/3 c sugar
1 c raisins
1/2 t salt
1/2 c canned jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 t cinnamon
1/3 c coarsely chopped nuts
1/4 t ground cloves
1/4 c lemon juice
1/4 t ground ginger

Instructions:

Mix filling ingredients together.  Fill crust, dot top with butter, cover with 2nd crust, aerate the top crust and flute the edges.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.

Note:  Chilling so crust is firm before baking helps it bake nicely and not shrink so much.

Pumpkin Spice Dessert

Ingredients:

1 c Bisquick
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c quick oats
1/4 c butter, softened

1 (16 oz) can pureed pumpkin
1 (13 oz) can evaporated milk
2 eggs
3/4 c sugar
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t ground ginger
1/4 t cloves

1/2 c chopped pecans
1/2 c brown sugar
2 T butter, softened

Instructions:

Mix first 4 ingredients until crumbly and press into a 13 by 9 inch pan.  Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Beat the pumpkin, milk, eggs, sugar and spices.  Pour over the baked crust and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Mix together pecans, 1/2 c brown sugar, and 2 T butter.  Sprinkle on top and return to the oven till set (about 15 minutes).

Serve with whipped cream and cinnamon, if desired.