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Halloween: Putrid Punch




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A big bowl of punch is the perfect prop for gory and ghastly Halloween trickery. There are lots of ways to make your party punch extra eerie!

Make a slime ring from green punch!
Freeze green punch in a gelatin mold along with plastic bugs, spiders and eyeballs. And place a few small glow sticks underneath the punch bowl -- when the lights are turned down, the brew will radiate in a mysterious and unearthly fashion.
Float life-size zombie hands made from ice!
Handy hints: Buy a couple of latex or rubber gloves. Wash them thoroughly with dish soap and turn them inside out. Carefully pour in water. Fasten tightly at the wrist with a rubber band. The shape will turn out best if you hang the gloves, fingers down, from your freezer shelf. Plan to freeze your uncanny hands for at least one full day. When it's party time, run warm water over the gloves very briefly -- just long enough to loosen the gloves from the ice -- and carefully peel them off the frozen hands. The ice fingers break off easily, but that's okay -- the disembodied digits just add to the "zombie" effect.
Turn your punchbowl into a steamy, smoky witch's cauldron!
To learn how to do this, and to find other festive Halloween hints, visit Halloween Parties!
Make uncanny ice cubes for chilly concoctions!
If you're not using a punch bowl, use ice cube trays to freeze green, red, or orange-colored punch. They will look creepy yet delicious in a glass of any clear or light-colored beverage.
Potent Potions for Grown-Up Ghouls
You may have taken lots of time and care putting together your Halloween costume, but don't forget the costumes for your favorite cocktails, too!

Float creepy-colored liqueurs and mixers on top (some will sink to the bottom, but that's even creepier!). Try grenadine syrup (to look like blood!), crème de menthe or melon liqueur (to look like green slime!), or sour peach or orange schnapps (to look like pumpkin ooze).
Make a batch of gelatin shooters in red, green or black cherry flavors. When they are set but not yet firm, place a gummy worm "crawling" out of each one.
Serve samples from your mad scientist's lab: Buy plastic beakers from a party supply store or florist. Pour shots of brightly colored booze into them, and invite your guests to take part in your "experiments." (For the kiddies and non-drinkers in the bunch, serve vivid, fizzy drinks in the beakers. Try adding color to lemon-lime soda with food color or flavored syrup.)