Pumpkins & Gourds Harvest Table Setting for Thanksgiving

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcHKkAthRc4l2uOBuJIxUDjyX8qRuLzUWgtVIIn-7sCPbHfrjvYLmabKuaSTichPYqqjiw_yGHQQyVGvGcQDhtGGNRamvBwS2hBts2LCtaypfvEspIwFe8Tqhxp-dXIlvzM7ge9LV6cln/s1600/IMG_6122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcHKkAthRc4l2uOBuJIxUDjyX8qRuLzUWgtVIIn-7sCPbHfrjvYLmabKuaSTichPYqqjiw_yGHQQyVGvGcQDhtGGNRamvBwS2hBts2LCtaypfvEspIwFe8Tqhxp-dXIlvzM7ge9LV6cln/s1600/IMG_6122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b7IqQsg8s6ij0pYbUIuWR79R45chWEComE6LhTYGDzafL7J1P8KcRdxlh3h2yB7NeJHGBz_8KQmHJMKjZF4whP0Z-3k05tQFuqHx22K6yGeFON6phBSNZ3LE6q1ahyphenhyphenl2ukYEsSFLTMtt/s1600/IMG_6131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_b7IqQsg8s6ij0pYbUIuWR79R45chWEComE6LhTYGDzafL7J1P8KcRdxlh3h2yB7NeJHGBz_8KQmHJMKjZF4whP0Z-3k05tQFuqHx22K6yGeFON6phBSNZ3LE6q1ahyphenhyphenl2ukYEsSFLTMtt/s1600/IMG_6131.jpg" width="426" /></a><br />It has been so cold a couple of nights this week that we've had to bring our pumpkins and gourds in from the front porch.  I decided to use them to make a centerpiece on our table - this version a little more rich in color than my <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-tips-for-setting-table-wheat-harvest.html">wheat table from last week</a>.  I can't decide which I love more. <br /><br />I love how warm and comforting the centerpiece is.  And, just like the wheat centerpiece, it will stay "fresh" for the entire month of November.<br /><br />I used two dark brown/green Hubbard Squash, a Cinderella Pumpkin, a couple of smaller pumpkins/squash and a mixture of <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving/products/hand-dipped-taper-candles-12-set-of-3">Mizzou Gold, Navajo Cream, and Lexington Wheat candles</a> in my <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving/products/candle-holders">Small & Medium Wooden Candleholders</a>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WV0YNKznlRb-hYI9G6UMY1fa0w5tEd_jDcaqvcXguKXHNQCAFbKVvUG_6gNlMzeHsMWNIlpukTj3XRdUHga9U1KY0nmQDUp78VMhLPV58UqR6BHH2yAyvsUcNpTRAb714u6Wzuz4tT5X/s1600/IMG_6124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WV0YNKznlRb-hYI9G6UMY1fa0w5tEd_jDcaqvcXguKXHNQCAFbKVvUG_6gNlMzeHsMWNIlpukTj3XRdUHga9U1KY0nmQDUp78VMhLPV58UqR6BHH2yAyvsUcNpTRAb714u6Wzuz4tT5X/s1600/IMG_6124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFBdTyapD2y021LYXatvmjB_yLIq0upiHvFbiAGsLcDMj1J2SeOWdVmDWrwdoX5wa3auzVqsaqDuHqoNE_dlZ6oEuqZQf1iPX0Vdrgp6-z0wvjY39Of5kpKApx-091c736f5UX7588tCN/s1600/IMG_5966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFBdTyapD2y021LYXatvmjB_yLIq0upiHvFbiAGsLcDMj1J2SeOWdVmDWrwdoX5wa3auzVqsaqDuHqoNE_dlZ6oEuqZQf1iPX0Vdrgp6-z0wvjY39Of5kpKApx-091c736f5UX7588tCN/s1600/IMG_5966.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>I used the large Cinderella in the middle, then the two darker on either side, then on the ends I staggered the colors and sizes a bit.  It feels balance, but eclectic at the same time. <br /><br />I used the same <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving/products/natural-cream-striped-linen-collection">Natural & Cream Stripped Tablecloth</a> ($88) as I used with the <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-tips-for-setting-table-wheat-harvest.html">Wheat table</a>.  I only 2 left right now, but it also comes in <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving/products/natural-cream-striped-linen-runner">Runner</a> ($34) version for similar effect.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu2DVCv_zSjlk-GcZjB77gAzLjST7n5gYR3bKHtIZn6gUTns6RCxBPTQ7ANo6-6hvf6-0aWLRTrxTUTDTGR3Ax5ITgzR4w1KDLVmytsjeqOVkD-9r8VBZNC2TZg1-AdcHsF25zjxskgpC/s1600/IMG_6085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu2DVCv_zSjlk-GcZjB77gAzLjST7n5gYR3bKHtIZn6gUTns6RCxBPTQ7ANo6-6hvf6-0aWLRTrxTUTDTGR3Ax5ITgzR4w1KDLVmytsjeqOVkD-9r8VBZNC2TZg1-AdcHsF25zjxskgpC/s1600/IMG_6085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-HSgS498SLTksj7EVby6dLLKm09fkXnlr1-dceyIt6jIvv-o8zOOg-Xswj02KBxlDfd4B1SIlLpuh5yX7EU-tXrcH0JUa_M6uVTaNz7k8PmPGg0SGwl_W1NeJ-cmNGOkPrawofE7A66S/s1600/IMG_6093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-HSgS498SLTksj7EVby6dLLKm09fkXnlr1-dceyIt6jIvv-o8zOOg-Xswj02KBxlDfd4B1SIlLpuh5yX7EU-tXrcH0JUa_M6uVTaNz7k8PmPGg0SGwl_W1NeJ-cmNGOkPrawofE7A66S/s1600/IMG_6093.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">What direction are you leaning toward?  Colorful like this harvest table or more monotone like the wheat table?  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMa37NzfH-GahbNoa5RggIlLyxrbV0-ty9WTLBg1J4JN8R7H6n9lHTB2AybTQEmh1z4jHCuwJZZ9oFamN6VTu1W90y-Df-uWJZx9eSfKJGANv7b77OwY84p21_0dQ4se_-8yB9H92PDCd/s1600/ml_1003_pumpkin_party_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMa37NzfH-GahbNoa5RggIlLyxrbV0-ty9WTLBg1J4JN8R7H6n9lHTB2AybTQEmh1z4jHCuwJZZ9oFamN6VTu1W90y-Df-uWJZx9eSfKJGANv7b77OwY84p21_0dQ4se_-8yB9H92PDCd/s1600/ml_1003_pumpkin_party_xl.jpg" /></a></div>This is one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving tables - Martha Stewart around 1998?  I have been obsessed with this since.  I even remember watching them dissect it on the tv show.  I was a junior in high school...  ; )<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL49As6R0glkg06A9vab-ALlMnlrCpVe6evdtdbpB424H9LTgL3cEW_B-qtHM1GeCvbUVXBEZNTpvZ3RbsT8SJXQkOvbi_DUVp347-Qj1y6FsuRhm-E3YLnk_jyRz9_3axU3z9SeooH9YD/s1600/thanksgiving+pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL49As6R0glkg06A9vab-ALlMnlrCpVe6evdtdbpB424H9LTgL3cEW_B-qtHM1GeCvbUVXBEZNTpvZ3RbsT8SJXQkOvbi_DUVp347-Qj1y6FsuRhm-E3YLnk_jyRz9_3axU3z9SeooH9YD/s1600/thanksgiving+pumpkins.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvaAyPYmWZnsHKfHpKH_7QRAZvapOlL3fQicdyG_B2mkKUDpRq3WC8uJo0VOL9p4l9qwFrQBoVXZQKvm6yVqniSgCOGtwcsgLvgbFlZXQDY4_VVGnrs2NHVTz_b06b7Qz9SfW8nfheS7L/s1600/Jenny-+Whole+table.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvaAyPYmWZnsHKfHpKH_7QRAZvapOlL3fQicdyG_B2mkKUDpRq3WC8uJo0VOL9p4l9qwFrQBoVXZQKvm6yVqniSgCOGtwcsgLvgbFlZXQDY4_VVGnrs2NHVTz_b06b7Qz9SfW8nfheS7L/s1600/Jenny-+Whole+table.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">ABOVE : This barn Thanksgiving was featured in Martha Stewart just a couple of years ago.  Also, another obsession.  Those candles are the same candles exact I carry in the store - <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving/products/hand-dipped-taper-candles-12-set-of-3">Edgartown Sand</a>.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Here is the table I set last year that was inspired by the Barn Thanksgiving above - bountiful & colorful featuring my <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving/products/we-are-thankful-for-folded-cards">"We Are Thankful For" Placecards</a> (10 for $6) and <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving/products/hand-dipped-taper-candles-12-set-of-3">Mizzou Gold Taper Candles</a> (2 for $10.50).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">For more Thanksgiving Table inspration, visit my <a href="https://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/thanksgiving">Thanksgiving product page in the store</a>.  Happy planning!</span></div>

Pumpkins & Gourds Harvest Table Setting for Thanksgiving

It has been so cold a couple of nights this week that we've had to bring our pumpkins and gourds in from the front porch.  I decided to ...

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Creams & Brown Fall Table Setting | Spode Woodland Dishes with Creamy Candles

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B-JD7DSwqrNHztRk0ZU3P-pjUqG3rBwP6KyswsTWSVRtgZ0f3eTp5KsyCVkBxIQcAhdip9Wr73rTyJ_huNFaJXKqOlzBB3o9eFwbmfRJc-FIGEyayMKLZECCGDAeV5lDxltzDkSRzV8/s1600/IMG_2004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B-JD7DSwqrNHztRk0ZU3P-pjUqG3rBwP6KyswsTWSVRtgZ0f3eTp5KsyCVkBxIQcAhdip9Wr73rTyJ_huNFaJXKqOlzBB3o9eFwbmfRJc-FIGEyayMKLZECCGDAeV5lDxltzDkSRzV8/s1600/IMG_2004.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiKSPHw-luLltuQeZN_0z07lzlPDIoTLMwhXhoV9xYaytB4CuKgWAD5fxvEKMBR76bs8Bt4KnDBGlZx5DyGMEfqNNHEjJpZxd7BT0Axo79g_i2-a5_fpsbxn49vnspR-eJqLmdhTXlqc/s1600/IMG_2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiKSPHw-luLltuQeZN_0z07lzlPDIoTLMwhXhoV9xYaytB4CuKgWAD5fxvEKMBR76bs8Bt4KnDBGlZx5DyGMEfqNNHEjJpZxd7BT0Axo79g_i2-a5_fpsbxn49vnspR-eJqLmdhTXlqc/s1600/IMG_2001.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />This is my last day of Fall inspired table settings.  The first table was full of bright orange colors, the second was pale muted heirloom pumpkins, and today I've taken it a step further - creams and browns.  I've always loved white pumpkins - I think these small ones are called "baby boos" at most markets, but I think the real name is "<span class="st">Lumina</span>."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCAw0rUFRnH8Q0KTV2lgOBOnggcl_Q7OCw4K6g-MLAi6pjiv4aspxXnk0n25PUymdHYz_1bOiZANwQu4Yy7hZdj3ef9hMWGTz0qHKxME2BMa8dmFPNS990CSjnTna3opczTox5d9C6WQ/s1600/IMG_2014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCAw0rUFRnH8Q0KTV2lgOBOnggcl_Q7OCw4K6g-MLAi6pjiv4aspxXnk0n25PUymdHYz_1bOiZANwQu4Yy7hZdj3ef9hMWGTz0qHKxME2BMa8dmFPNS990CSjnTna3opczTox5d9C6WQ/s1600/IMG_2014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love getting out our Spode Woodland china every year.  It was sort of an unusual choice for wedding china, but I knew that was the pattern I'd wanted to register for as long as I can remember.  And, as I said, I still love getting it out every fall - signifies the beginning of the season.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmcMAFcJUXg6SLHyHDpuE4HBHHbMuLLOYrXvaHeI7xTw6JMzk61GVZVnE8S6ikbAsc7-MCAez_F5TRLiFmYdOk4iY7oVZkBiCSDZj_roi2FqToCtioxTXiYdCWvMczVu1LRVbBZeshl8/s1600/IMG_2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmcMAFcJUXg6SLHyHDpuE4HBHHbMuLLOYrXvaHeI7xTw6JMzk61GVZVnE8S6ikbAsc7-MCAez_F5TRLiFmYdOk4iY7oVZkBiCSDZj_roi2FqToCtioxTXiYdCWvMczVu1LRVbBZeshl8/s1600/IMG_2005.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>While they are known as white pumpkins, they are actually a bit of a creamy, pale butter color - which happens to match perfectly with my <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/candles/products/fall-collection-of-hand-dipped-taper-candles-12-set-of-2">"Lexington Wheat" taper candles</a>.  I put them in my pewter candle sticks (Williams-Sonoma Home) we received as wedding gift from my Granny.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy20vap4Cdf3fKmXocKZixpDIzXMNGoGVq0L-E9KdcoOMDk-tGaToHOMy5Hj5ltF9Y1lJH3GVwY8J_qzeQSwYi3DknrSyptx6GYjI4Ii-wGXAdNldhS66hDFiw-eP8ZvEi-EI8ikZLQog/s1600/IMG_1966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy20vap4Cdf3fKmXocKZixpDIzXMNGoGVq0L-E9KdcoOMDk-tGaToHOMy5Hj5ltF9Y1lJH3GVwY8J_qzeQSwYi3DknrSyptx6GYjI4Ii-wGXAdNldhS66hDFiw-eP8ZvEi-EI8ikZLQog/s1600/IMG_1966.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> Yesterday a commenter (Heather!) left a question about how to get candles to stay perfectly straight, and to help them fit into any holder.  Well, the secret is these strips of beeswax.  All of my candles come with a small strip that you wrap around the base of the taper.  They work like a charm and disappear in the holder.  You can trim them to any size/shape to fit in various holders.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvTy3M5-rlhvtBt6zAS_D6NWZwYEeEZrOq8yqS9ti2rk1pwCjXLhAP03ZrWPa73Pk0m4jWa6Oo4rD7WV6g2Cqzuc3ZgC-8W-fUnRAxULvUgCnQ3l7Uywbdge2zGpE5rgeQocPYjnt95A/s1600/IMG_2012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvTy3M5-rlhvtBt6zAS_D6NWZwYEeEZrOq8yqS9ti2rk1pwCjXLhAP03ZrWPa73Pk0m4jWa6Oo4rD7WV6g2Cqzuc3ZgC-8W-fUnRAxULvUgCnQ3l7Uywbdge2zGpE5rgeQocPYjnt95A/s1600/IMG_2012.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DV2cYXiJEg7Avd3hIy4Jr4nDn6pf1FDj-fty5QRUlfi8h2O1G-pjXHwVIJEsbW6BD_eg5LMvAEdkHSwEuVfTDJikAAwFAigsFZ00yorhw5SHTHEADOVbgHNrmgDzHw0oa_KnVP_EznY/s1600/IMG_2010.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DV2cYXiJEg7Avd3hIy4Jr4nDn6pf1FDj-fty5QRUlfi8h2O1G-pjXHwVIJEsbW6BD_eg5LMvAEdkHSwEuVfTDJikAAwFAigsFZ00yorhw5SHTHEADOVbgHNrmgDzHw0oa_KnVP_EznY/s1600/IMG_2010.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>I think this setting might "win" my vote for our Thanksgiving table.<br /><br />To see other tables that I've set with our Spode Woodland, <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/search/label/spode">click here.</a><br /><br />I hope all of these table got you in the mood for Fall, because tomorrow I'm moving on to... Halloween Sugar Cookies!  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Creams & Brown Fall Table Setting | Spode Woodland Dishes with Creamy Candles

This is my last day of Fall inspired table settings.  The first table was full of bright orange colors, the second was pale muted heirloom p...

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Spiked Mulled Cider | Fall Entertaining | Fall Cocktails

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8TVVtArzlgcyi30VM4IbuOjf2nYuPWBTJAk2aWGkKmMHs4kmUSKkCpr8gg_rn6kjP1Aed0saTjxsarg7xEJtf3SsByEju8GtUTmLJLpdvyavczLWfN4s0zFNFvEgNbOeTZPyYzp0GSv0/s1600/IMG_6744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8TVVtArzlgcyi30VM4IbuOjf2nYuPWBTJAk2aWGkKmMHs4kmUSKkCpr8gg_rn6kjP1Aed0saTjxsarg7xEJtf3SsByEju8GtUTmLJLpdvyavczLWfN4s0zFNFvEgNbOeTZPyYzp0GSv0/s640/IMG_6744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98m6PaDwAWMtEuJMOxgmL4stPX_CkqCpMPvviJhVIurlOM7tO96BHfEa6r5jVSsdG3XioqmDXwDi4InKwVK6GBL-QkMAXpOlqGkrChEL0VBvH7qybi4N6sOgoMM2aSJvlfjYIf9zP0c1F/s1600/IMG_6752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98m6PaDwAWMtEuJMOxgmL4stPX_CkqCpMPvviJhVIurlOM7tO96BHfEa6r5jVSsdG3XioqmDXwDi4InKwVK6GBL-QkMAXpOlqGkrChEL0VBvH7qybi4N6sOgoMM2aSJvlfjYIf9zP0c1F/s400/IMG_6752.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>This seems like the right kind of drink for the first day of October!  Right now I'm sitting on our porch drinking a big mug of hot apple cider this morning... but I love this cocktail recipe for a party.  Wouldn't you love to be sitting outside tonight with a hot cup of cider that is spiked with spiced rum, vanilla and orange?  Count me in.<br />  <span style="font-size: large;">  </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Spiked Mulled Cider</span><br /><i>to warm you from the inside</i><br /><br />1 gallon of apple cider or juice<br />2 cups of spiced rum <br />1 cup of <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000613802000192&pubid=21000000000393866">Mulling Spices*</a><br />1 vanilla bean <br />1 orange, sliced<br />1 teaspoon of ground clove<br />1 teaspoon of nutmeg<br />1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon<br />Cinnamon Sticks, Star Anise and Cloves for Garnish <br /><br />Put all ingredients into a large pot on your stove and simmer on low.  Serve warm.  <br /><br />*If you'd like to make your own Mulling Spices, combine whole cloves, star anise, and allspice, OR you can buy it from Williams-Sonoma : <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000613802000192&pubid=21000000000393866">Williams-Sonoma Mulling Spices</a> (makes a great gift, too!)

Spiked Mulled Cider | Fall Entertaining | Fall Cocktails

This seems like the right kind of drink for the first day of October!  Right now I'm sitting on our porch drinking a big mug of hot appl...

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