This document provides recipes for four holiday beverage mixes: Double Chocolate Peppermint Candy Hot Cocoa Mix, Spiced Tea Mix, French Vanilla Coffee Mix, and Mint Candy Coffee Mix. It encourages readers to make the mixes which can save time, energy, and money compared to making drinks from scratch. Tips are included for successfully making and gifting the mixes.
2. Download recipes at:
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn1625.pdf
Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, RD, LRD
Food and Nutrition Specialist
North Dakota State University Extension Service
Julie.Garden-robinson@ndsu.edu
Alice Henneman, MS, RD
Extension Educator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension
ahenneman1@unl.edu
Photos by Alice Henneman
3. Give a cup of holiday cheer with
these beverage mixes!
8. Mixes are a ―priceless‖ gift!
―You give but
little when you
give of your
possessions.
It is when you
give of yourself
that you truly
give.‖
~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
14. For every 4 to 5 jars …
¼ yard (9 inches) of material
15. Cut fabric circle so it hangs down
about 2 inches from jar top – trace
around a pie plate or other circle
Under lid band Over lid band
(rubber band holds fabric)
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State University Extension Service
and University of Nebraska–
Lincoln Extension is implied for
those mentioned.
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