Blood Punch with a floating hand

 Halloween Neighbor gift--great for visiting teaching

1 Quart mason jar
2 packet black cherry Kool-aid
2 Cups sugar
1-2 vinyl gloves (NO LATEX!)
1 square of fabric
String or ribbon
paper with instructions:
Blood Punch with a floating hand
Fill Glove (s) with water, tie off and freeze
Add 2 quarts of water for Blood Punch
carefully remove glove from icy hand
place in punch and serve
Hole punch 


Stir the sugar and kool-aid together in the Mason Jar.  Place the lid on the jar and then center the square of fabric on the lid and secure with the ring.  Hole punch the paper and place on string.  Using the same string, tie the gloves to the mason Jar ring.


I loved doing this.  The Ice turns white in the middle when you drop it in the punch and it looks like bones!  Super cool and the kids love it.   I found this variation online:

http://murfreesborohaunts.blogspot.com/2007/09/blood-punch-recipe-for-all-you-vampires.html

3 cups (500 mL) cranberry juice
1-1/2 cups (250 mL) apple juice
1-1/2 cups (250 mL) grape juice
2 cups (500 mL) caffeine-free cola
1 cup (250 mL) frozen strawberries
Cooking Instructions
In a large pitcher or punch bowl, combine the cranberry juice, apple juice and grape juice. Stir, then refrigerate until you're ready to serve. At the last possible moment, add the cola, the strawberries and, of course, the Floating Hand of Death (directions below).
Floating Hand

In a measuring cup or jar, stir a few drops of green food coloring into some water — not too much, just enough to give it a slightly decomposed tint. Pour the greenish water into a disposable rubber glove (the stretchy kind — make sure it's not powder-coated inside) and tie the top securely. Place in the freezer for several hours or overnight. At serving time, peel the glove off the hand and deposit icy hand in chilled punch. Yum.
Servings: Makes about 10 servings.
How kids can help

Stir together the punch ingredients.
Un-glove the Hand of Death and add to the punch.