For halloween this year, I'm floating a frozen, "severed" hand in a bowl of blood-red punch. It's an old gag, but one that is spooky enough to entertain witches and goblins of all ages. This is how you do it:
The Frozen Hand. Fill a perfectly clean plastic glove (latex or otherwise) with water, and tie the end with a rubber band. Then suspend it from a shelf in your freezer until solidly frozen. A paperclip makes a useful hanging device.
The Punch. For gruesome effect, choose a punch that is oddly-colored. For red, nothing could be stranger than Hawaiian Punch. For slime-green, use lemonade and a drop or two of green food-coloring. For black punch, use a grape-flavored soft-drink mix, such as Kool-Aid. Whatever your brew, spike it with gingerale just before serving. You can spike it with rum or vodka, too, if your monster-bash is for adults only.
Unmolding the Hand: Just before guests arrive, dip the hand briefly in a bowl of warm water, then peel off the glove. Float the hand palm-side up. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
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I love it!! It reminds me of 'Thing' from the Addam's Family!
Judy - Why, yes, it even serves the punch!
Cool (or should I say "freezing!") trick!
I was thinking the same thing - very Addams-esque!
Ooh! I'm going to do this for my party on Saturday! Think I'll use the black (grape) "juice" mix.