Cider Bugs
Source of Recipe
Cider Bugs
Recipe Introduction
Plop these cute critters in 2 quarts of Cider. Great gifts.
List of Ingredients
Oranges -Cut in half, remove the pulp
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon Sticks
Whole Nutmeg
Whole Clove
Tissue Paper/Plastic WrapRecipe
Cut oranges in half and remove the pulp as much as possible. Dry the oranges in a 250 F oven for 2 hours. Cool Throughly. Mound brown sugar into the empty half shell , push cinnamon sticks (as legs) into the sugar. Push a whole nutmeg in each mound of sugar (Head) and 2 cloves (eyes).
Wrap your cider bugs in Tissue paper or plastic wrap and include instructions to drop into two quarts of cider and heat throughly.