Six-Pack of Perrior with Poppy Seed Dressing recipe - gifts from the kitchen recipes on Pumelo

Six-Pack of Perrier with Poppy Seed Dressing

6 washed and dried 6 ounce Perrier bottles
6 clean corks
3 (12-inch) pieces green curling ribbon
3 x 5-inch unruled index card
Green felt-tip marker
Hole punch
6-pack carton from Perrier
Poppy Seed Dressing (recipe below)

Use funnel to fill bottles with Poppy Seed Dressing, allowing room at top for corks. Push corks firmly into bottles. Place bottles in carton. Hold 3 strands ribbon together and tie through carton handle in know. Fold card in half with crease at top. On front of card write in green marker:

From (your name)

Inside card write:

"To Add a Splash of Sparkle on Your Favorite Fruit Salad"

Punch hole in corner of card. Thread ribbon through hole and knot with another ribbon streamer. Curl all ribbon streamers with scissors.

Poppy Seed Dressing

1 cup seedless raspberry preserves
1/3 cup honey
1 cup red wine or raspberry vinegar
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 teaspoon salt

Combine ingredients in a blender jar. Blend about 40 seconds, or until dressing has creamy pink appearance. Pour the dressing into clean, empty Perrier bottles, cork them and then re-insert bottles into the six-pack case.