Half Spent Was the Night

✨Bonus Episode✨ Welcome to The Perfect Blend and Happy New Year from Shelly and Candy🥳🪩 We have added an extra episode to wrap up our first (short) year of podcasting.  To celebrate, we chose Ami McKay's Half Spent Was the Night.  It's the perfect book to share on New Year's Eve and we are delighted to end our year with an author that got us started on our journey. We paired our book with Russian Tea, a childhood favorite that both of our mom's used to make (and that Shelly's mom made for us). Russian Tea: 2 cups white sugar 2 cups Tang 1 cup instant tea powder 3 ounce package lemonade 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Store in a container. Stir 3-4  tablespoons into a cup of hot water. Other interesting things mentioned: Bleigiessen The really cool wax melting spoon set and wax melting beads Candy bought to try Bleigiessen. The Wild Hunt Engelszopf