Ingredients:

• 1 lb. butter ( soft )
• 1 lb.. brown sugar
• 1 qt. vanilla ice cream
• Dark Rum
• 1 lb. (2 -1/2 cups) sugar
• 1 t.. cinnamon
• 1 t. nutmeg
• 1 t. vanilla extract (optional)
• Boiling Water

Preparation :

Cream butter and sugars by hand or mixer; do not worry about a few lumps of butter. Let ice cream soften a bit. Add ice cream and spices to butter mixture. Freeze until ready to use. For each individual serving : put one very generous (or to taste) T of mix in mug with 1 oz. of rum. Fill with boiling water and stir. Store unused mix in freezer.

• 3 small apples
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 c. cinnamon schnapps ( chilled )
• 1/4 c. superfine sugar
• 3 green candied cherries
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 6 cans ( 12 oz.) light beer ( chilled )

Preparation :

Preheat oven 350° F - 175° C . Core apples; pare top portion. Brush exposed apples flesh with lemon juice; place in baking dish. Bake 15 minutes, until heated through. Cool; freeze until firm. At serving time, in chilled punchbowl, mix schnapps with sugar until sugar dissolves. Place a cherry, bay leaf  andcinnamon - stick " stem " in top of each apple; place in punchbowl. gently stir in beer.

Makes about 10 cups