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Happy Birthday. Watermelons: Natures Keg. Still pumping your watermelons full of rum?

Watermelons: Natures Keg

What is this, summer camp? It’s time to grow up and start converting your watermelons into kegs. The instructions for the Watermelon Keg come from none other than the National Watermelon Promotion Board—which surprisingly is an actual thing. Essentially you slice off a thin layer from the bottom end, slice open the top, scoop out the meat (or liquefy with booze), and jam a spigot in the front. Presto! Materials Instructions Wash the watermelon under cool running water and pat dry.On a cutting board, place the watermelon on its side and cut off 1/4”-1/2” from both ends, being careful not to cut too deep into the white part of the rind. Cocktail Guide - AMC. How to Make Caramel Apple Shots.

Photo: Michelle Oddis Once in a while, a party trick comes along that grabs our attention.

How to Make Caramel Apple Shots

Food blogger Michelle Oddis of That's So Michelle loves making caramel apple shots we can't imagine anyone would turn down. Using, wait for it, real fruit and time-tested formulas for tasty, jiggly shots that stay put in their edible "shotglasses," Michelle's gotten Food Republic on the gimmicky Halloween bandwagon we've been resisting so fiercely.

Try out these irresistible boozy apple treats (and don't hold your breath for a candy corn cocktail on our end). Here's what you'll need: 10 small granny smith apples 1 envelope knox gelatin 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup coconut milk 2 drops yellow food coloring 1 envelope Land 'o Lakes caramel hot chocolate (regular would do just fine if you can't find caramel) 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup butterscotch schnapps lemon juice Halve and hollow out apples, cutting them from the stem down using a melon baller or spoon. Cut halves in quarters and those quarters in half again. 12 legendary student cocktail recipes. To celebrate the food and drink section on Refreshers Wall with it's 25% off Dominoes, 30% off Giraffe, £100 Nando's voucher up for grabs and more...welcome to the FIRST EVER Student Food Festival!!

12 legendary student cocktail recipes

As much as we like the idea of cocktails, we're not the most patient of people - 'Yes, you're very good at balancing bottles on your nose, but we'd really like a drink now please.' So instead of fancy cocktail recipes that require a degree in chemistry and experience as a professional juggler, we bring you 12 simple student cocktails, true legends of the student bar... Cheers! Snakebite & Black What: Student life in a pint glass How: Half a pint of lager, half a pint of cider, dash of blackcurrant cordial Why: You can't claim to be a fully-fledged student until you've spent a night on the Snakey-Bs. Fat Frog What: The sweetest thing you will ever drink How: 1/3 Smirnoff Ice, 1/3 Blue WKD, 1/3 Orange Bacardi Breezer Why: This has to be tasted to be believed.

What: A bad idea Cheeky Vimto Buckie Desperado.