Apple Spice Cocktail/Smoothie

This is a great healing seasonal cocktail using fresh fall apples. Pick them up from a local market along with some fresh ginger.

• Three quarters cup Apple Juice
• 3 Apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 Piece (1/2 inch) gingerroot peeled and chopped
• 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• Quarter cup cranberry sauce

In blender, combine apple juice, apples, gingerroot, cardamom, nutmeg and cranberry sauce. Process as directed until smooth. Serves 2

BENEFITS

• Actions of Apples; tonic, digestive, diuretic, detoxifying, laxative, antiseptic, lower blood cholesterol, antirheumatic, liver stimulant.
• Actions of Ginger; antinausea, relieves headaches and arthritis, anti-inflammatory, circulatory stimulant, expectorant, antispasmodic, antiseptic, diaphoretic, anticoagulant, peripheral vasodilator, antiemetic, carminative, antioxidant.
• Actions of Cardamom; antispasmodic, carminative, digestive stimulant, expectorant.
• Actions of Nutmeg; anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, carminative, digestive stimulant, sedative.

Recipe by Pat Cocker page 158 - The Smoothies Bible