Ice and Roses Wine Chiller
From kathye 16 years agoIngredients
- Half gallon cardboard milk or juice carton, rinsed well and dried shopping list
- distilled water shopping list
- Empty wine bottle with high shoulder (enough to extend up out of the top of the carton several inches) shopping list
- For flower container~ shopping list
- 6-8 stems roses with leaves, in desired color shopping list
- Several stems of babies breath shopping list
- asparagus fern or other green filler shopping list
- For fruit container~ shopping list
- 2 each: lemons, oranges and limes, thinly sliced and seeded shopping list
- 1 cup whole and halved strawberries, hulls removed shopping list
- Other ideas~ shopping list
- Mexican theme- red and green chiles shopping list
- Christmas- holly or pine sprigs and red berries shopping list
- 4th of July- strawberries, miniature marshmallows and blueberries shopping list
- Halloween- autumn leaves, small acorns or pods shopping list
How to make it
- Cut off top of carboard carton along the folded edges
- Place empty wine bottle (same size as you plan to serve) in center of carton
- Starting at base of bottle, arrange a layer of the materials you want to use in a pleasing design
- Add about 2 inches of distilled water and freeze. If necessary, place a wedge between top of bottle and shelf above so tha the bottle remains upright and stable
- When water is frozen, remove carton from freezer
- Insert additional flowers, etc., into carton. Add about 2 more inches of distilled water and freeze
- Continue adding layers of design materials, distilled water, then freezing, until the water level is just below the top of the shoulder of the bottle
- Place carton in freezer overnight or until water is completely frozen
- When ready to use, remove carton from freezer and let stand 10 minutes
- Tear away carton
- To remove bottle from ice~
- Using a funnel, fill empty bottle with hot water and let sit about 1 minute
- Gently rotate bottle by its neck to loosen and pull straight out
- Replace with uncorked bottle of wine you plan to serve (or you can use the clean, empty bottle again to pour into for serving other kinds of beverages)
- Place on a napkin-lined tray or in a saucer with a deep rim
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