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Cocktails that include spices from the holidays are a great thing to serve before dinner or during appetizers on Thanksgiving. Aside from serving the same old wine and beer, check out these recipes for Thanksgiving cocktails. Read on for two drink recipes for special mojitos and cider. Each are easy to prepare and serve.

Check out Celebrations for more great drink recipes for Thanksgiving cocktails.

Spiced & Spiked Cider

• gallon apple cider
• 2 pears, sliced
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• bottle of Franjelico

Steps

• Place cider, pear, cinnamon sticks and ginger in a large pot. Bring mixture to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 min.
• Using tongs, remove the cinnamon sticks.
• Serve cider on the stove over a low flame so guests can have a hot drink.
• Set a bottle of Franjelico nearby for adults to add to their drinks.

Mojito with Sage

• juice of 1 lime
• 2 mint leaves
• 2 sage leaves
• 1 sage sprig (for garnish)
• 1 oz. syrup
• 2 oz. rum
• seltzer

Steps

• For Syrup: combine equal amounts of sugar and water in a small saucepan. Heat until boiling and sugar has dissolved. Cool and transfer into a cruet or bottle.
• Add juice, mint, sage and syrup into a tall glass. Crush mint and sage using a muddler. Fill cocktail glass with crushed ice and add rum.
• Fill remainder of glass with club soda and stir.
• Garnish with a sage sprig.

Thinking about taking your significant other on a date that involves a spirited poker game? Think again, doubly so if it’s your first date!

Poker dates are a huge step below dinner and a movie on the terrible date idea scale. At least with movies you’re seeing something good, hopefully, whereas with poker there’s nothing but disaster waiting for you in the future. Even the French, who play poker en ligne more than any other European nation, know better than to have a poker date.

Who cares if you’re a good poker player, or a pro, this is a terrible date idea because it involves several shady aspects that could turn off your date faster than a light switch. First, it’s gambling, even if you’re playing with free play money. Some people just don’t warm up to gambling, no matter who’s teaching them how to do it. And if you jump right into a money game with a date, well, there’s some doubt as to whether or not you’d even make it to the ante before they split.

And, what if the date actually likes poker, and is really good at it to boot? Can you honestly say you’d want to go on a second date with someone who just took you to the cleaners for $1,000?

No, stick to normal dates with proven track records and leave poker at home with the boys (or girls). You’ll be glad you did.