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Apple Bobbing Punch

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Mixture of apple juice and other fruit juices with whole apples floating in, to be pulled out with the teeth alone as a party game at Halloween. Known in England only since the beginning of the 20th Century

A modern receipt is:

2 pints Ginger Ale, chilled
2 pints Apple Juice
1/2 pint Orange Juice
1/2 pint Pineapple Juice
6-8 Small Red Apples
1 Orange, sliced
2 tbsp Caster Sugar
Ice cubes


Old English Halloween Festivities
Image: 'The Book of Hallowe'en', 1919


For other seasonal traditions, see: Halloween




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