Healthy Monday: Go Ahead and Drink that Coffee

Food for Thought:  Recent medical research indicates that drinking coffee lowers a person's chances of getting colon cancer, gallstones, cirrhosis of the liver, Parkinson's disease, and type 2 diabetes.  Plus, coffee helps control asthma and alleviates headaches.   -- Have a Good Day, September 2012

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Coffee: Cappucinno Punch for Your Next Party

Tried this delicious drink for the first time at our annual church Christmas Party. It was a hit! What a treat for your next gathering --- a Valentine's Day Party, perhaps?  It'll be the perfect ice-breaker as People won't be able to help but congregate around the Punch Bowl. 

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup instant coffee granules
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 quarts whole milk
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1-quart chocolate ice cream, softened
• Grated chocolate, optional

DIRECTIONS

Combine sugar and coffee; stir in boiling water until dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

Just before serving, pour coffee mixture into a 1-gal. punch bowl. Stir in milk. Add scoops of ice cream; stir until melted. If desired, sprinkle with grated chocolate. Yield: about 1 gallon.

Originally published as Cappuccino Punch in Taste of Home December/January 2003, p31

Taste of Home Recipe

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