Classic - Oh My Gourd It's Samhain!

Can you all believe that our podcast has hit it's one year anniversary?! Because we certainly can't. While we have a extra special spooky episode planned for you all on our actual anniversary this weekend, we thought we would bring back our Samhain episode, which just so happens to have been our first.

I can't believe how far our episodes, and sound quality, has come!

Bobbing Apple Brew Margarita:
1.5 oz tequila
3.5 oz Apple cider
2-4oz spiced honey syrup**
.75 oz lemon juice
Ice 
Ginger ale (top off) 

Shake for 30 seconds, pour, top with ginger ale, and watch the cauldron bubble!

**Spiced honey syrup recipe:
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup hot water 

Mix until dissolved, add 1.5 Tbsp spice mixture:
2 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tsp clove, 1 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp nutmeg 

Funeral Cake - Celtic Folklore Cooking by Joanne Asala
1 cup + 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
butter
1 tbsp water
1/2 cup ground almonds
3 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
1 cup golden raisans
1 cup currants
1/2 cup candied fruit peel
nutmeg
allspice

Put sugar, butter and water into a saucepan and bring to boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Stir in ground almonds, eggs, flour, raisins, currants, fruit peel and a pinch of nutmeg and allspice. Pour into greased 10in pan and bake at 375 for 1.5 hours. Reduce oven temp to 350 and bake for an additional 30 mins. Remove cake from oven and turn it onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool.