PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you're looking for a specialty cocktail for your New Year's Eve gatherings, how about a spiced holiday cosmopolitan? Cosmopolitans are having a real moment now. You might ...

1.5 cups good vodka, 1 pint fresh raspberries, sterilized lidded glass jar - let it hang out in a cool dark place for one to two weeks.

At the end of a long working day (make that 'any day'), it's easy to turn to a vodka, lime and soda to perk you up and put you in relaxation mode. But judging by the lime cordial on the kitchen ...

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