While Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown means you can’t attend parties this Halloween, the TN2 food section has you covered with recipes for seasonal beverages you can enjoy with your flatmates or family.

 

Spooky Punch

Locate some silicone gloves. Wash them carefully with water, then have somebody hold them open for you. Fill the gloves with white lemonade, then tie securely in a knot at the top and freeze overnight, or until solid. Carefully peel off the gloves, and place your ghostly hands in a large bowl. Pour in equal parts cheap red wine and 7Up to create spooky sangria (san-creep-a?). Place a ladle in the bowl so people can serve themselves. 

 

Angel’s Delight (like, from Buffy)

Pour a carton of cranberry juice into a saucepan, and simmer with some orange peel and a stick of cinnamon for five minutes. Leave to cool. In a plastic bag, mix some salt with red food colouring, and knead the bag in your hands until the salt is all dyed red. Pour the salt in an even layer on a plate. When you’re ready to serve, run a slice of lime around the rim of your glass to make it adhesive, and then dip the glass rim in the red salt. Place plenty of ice in your glass, then add a measure of white rum or vodka. Top up the glass with the flavoured cranberry juice and serve immediately. 

 

How Do You Like Them (Candy) Apples

In a cocktail shaker, mix one measure of vodka to two parts apple juice. Add in a squeeze of lemon juice, and a teaspoon of caramel syrup. Shake until blended, then pour over ice, and garnish with a slice of apple coated in lemon juice to prevent browning. You can make your own toffee sauce at home by melting half a cup of toffee sweets with ¾ a cup of warm water in a saucepan. Allow to cool and store in a sterilised jar.  

 

The Freshers’ Midterm Spritzer 

Emulate the experience of a Halloween party at home! Pour half a can of lukewarm Druids down your clothes, and top up the can with some vodka (Tesco own brand or Huzzar only).  Then, go foraging outside the Arts Block, and harvest the rollies of a wild Arts student. Light these, and lash them into the can. Garnish the tab of the can with the same black Snazaroo lipstick you’ve worn for Halloween for three years running, or with your own tears.