Fluffbuff

I have visions of the wine police knocking on my door in the middle of the night to deport me. Oh well, I'll take my chances; this is a fun thing to do, parties or not.

What you need
— Fresh raspberries
— Paper towels
— Freezer plastic bags
— Tray (a flat piece of cardboard will do)

Directions

1. Pick the best raspberries
2. Wash them gently
3. Lay them on paper towels to dry
4. Line the tray with two layers of paper towels
5. One by one, very gently, arrange the raspberries on the tray so they don't touch each other.
6. Find some room in your freezer where you can place the tray as horizontal as possible.
7. Put the tray in the freezer for a few hours
8. When the raspberries are frozen, move them from the tray to the plastic bags and put them back in the freezer.

Now you can use your frozen raspberries in lieu of ice cubes for a cold glass of white or rosé wine. Even just one will turn your glass of wine into a party glass. The raspberries release quite a bit of sweetness in the wine, so this is not for you wine connoisseurs. Yeah, I know… I am going to lose my Italian citizenship over stuff like this.

Note

• I cannot stress enough the word gently when dealing with raspberries. You look at them: they bruise. Once they are frozen, you can stop worrying.
• No, it's not the same to buy frozen raspberries. Those are not handpicked, they are processed differently, and they often defrost to a mushy pulp.