Crock pot ideas/Recipie

[Bikingmomof3]

My crockpot is huge, I do not know how many quarts, but with 5 to feed and wanting leftovers, I have a large crock pot. It was super cheap, a day after Thansgiving sale item that has lasted me forever. It has a wonderful ceramic insert that is dishwasher safe, can go in the refrigerator, and the microwave. It has 2 settings, high and low. My crock pot is about 10 years old and still works great.

[bambu101]

Lisa- You probably need the 3 quart size, which should be plenty big enough for 4, plus leftovers. That is considered the standard size crockpot. The big one that BMof3 is referring to is the 5 quart size, which is really big.

Wendy

[suzieqtwa]

Has anyone made an warm apple cider punch in their crock pot ,and if so may I have the recipe.

[Dianyla]

Am I the only person who keeps misreading this thread title to say "Crack pot ideas?"

[SheFly]

Lisa - be sure you get one with a removable liner, and if possible a glass vs. plastic lid. The removeable liner is key for cleaning, and the glass lid is important if you think you will EVER need to put the liner in the oven. I bake beans from scratch, and use my crockpot liner in the oven for this purpose. A plastic lid wouldn't work for me.

That said, the standard size should serve you well for soups and stews for 4 people plus leftovers.

The best thing about the crockpot? Throw food in. Go for nice long ride. Come home to dinner!

SheFly

[kaybee]

For those of you who have a crockpot that does not have a removable ceramic liner, look for plastic crockpot liners at the grocery store. My store has them in the aluminum foil/plastic wrap section. They are a disposable plastic bag (like those oven cooking bags) that you place in the crockpot before you put the food in. It works like a charm!

KB

[bambu101]

From Mable Hoffman's Crockery Cookery:

Cranberry Wine Punch (makes 6 to 8 servings)

2 cups cranberry-raspberry juice
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 (750-ml) bottle Burgandy wine
1 lemon (unpeeled), thinly sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
6 whole cloves

Combine juice, water, sugar, wine, and lemon in a slow cooker. Tie cinnamon and cloves in a small cheesecloth bag: add to cooker. Cover and heat on LOW for 1 to 2 hours. Remove cheesecloth bag. Punch may be kept hot and served from slow cooker on the lowest setting.

Padre Punch (makes 7 to 10 servings)

1 (6 oz) can frozen orange juice, partially thawed
3 orange juice cans of water
4 cups (1 quart) apple cider
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cinnamon sticks
5 whole cloves
Orange slices

In a slow cooker, combine orange juice, water, cider, nutmeg, and ginger. Tie cinnamon and cloves in a small cheeseclth bag: add to cooker. Cover and heat on LOW for 4 to 6 hours. Remove cheesecloth bag. Garnish with orange slices. Keep hot and serve punch from slow cooker.

VARIATION: Recipe may be doubled if your slow cooker is large enough.