Sunday, 11 December 2011 20:53

Perfect Champagne Punch

Ingredients:

  • 2 (750 ml.) bottle champagne or spumante
  • 1 (250 ml.) bottle semi-dry white wine
  • 1 cup absolute vodka
  • 1 cup simple syrup (½ water ½ sugar boiled)
  • 2 cups strawberry halves
  • 2 cups kiwi slices
  • 1 cup seedless white grapes

Preparation:

Chill all alcohol well. Combine all ingredients in loosely covered cotainer. Refrigerate 4 hours or more. Storing overnight will cause fruits to soften and sacrifice some quality.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 20:43

Russian Tea

Ingredients:

  • 3cups iced tea
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1½ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 10 whole cloves

Preparation:

Combine and simmer 20 minutes. Serve hot.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 19:53

Punch

Ingredients:

  • 1 can orange juice
  • 1 can apple juice
  • 1 can pina colada
  • 1 can strawberry daiquiri
  • 6 pack ginger ale or Sprite

Preparation:

Mix about 15 minutes before serving. Use ice ring if possible for bottom of punch bowl.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 19:29

Sweatheart Punch

Ingredients:

  • 2 (6 oz.) cans frozen lemonade concentrate
  • 1 (12 oz.) can frozen orange juice
  • 2 cups strong cold tea (black)
  • 2 (28 oz.) bottles ginger ale
  • Rum (to taste)

Preparation:

Prepare lemonade and orange juice as directed. Pour over ice in punch bowl. Add tea; mix well. Add cold ginger ale. Garnish with lemon and orange slices. Mix well with rum.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 19:19

Strawberry Punch

Ingredients:

  • Sm. can orange juice concentrate
  • Sm. can lemonade concentrate
  • 3 oz. box strawberry Jello
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Sm. pkg. frozen strawberries
  • 1 liter ginger ale

Preparation:

Dissolve sugar and Jello in 2 cups of hot water. Mix with orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate and frozen strawberries. Chill. At serving time, add ginger ale. Makes 1 gallon.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 19:07

Strawberry Jello Punch

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 (6 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello
  • 1 lg. can pineapple juice
  • 1 sm. can frozen lemonade
  • ½ gal. ginger ale

Preparation:

Mix sugar, water and Jello over low heat until dissolved. Cool. Add pineapple juice and lemonade. Pour into a gallon container. Add additional water to fill gallon container. Pour punch into punch bowl. Add ginger ale just before serving. Yield: 1½ gallons punch. Can be frozen before adding ginger ale.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 18:33

Wassail Punch

Ingredients:

  • 1 gal. apple cider
  • 2 tbsp. whole cloves
  • 2 tbsp. allspice
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 oranges, studded with whole cloves

Preparation:

Heat everything except oranges to boiling. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Strain punch and pour into heatproof punch bowl. Float oranges in bowl.

Make 32 punch cup servings.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 11:30

Cranberry Punch

Ingredients:

  • 1 can pineapple juice
  • 1 (48 oz.) jar cranberry juice
  • 4 (12 oz. cans ginger ale
  • ¼ cup sugar (opt.)

Preparation:

Mix sugar and fruit juice. Cill until ready to serve. Add ginger ale before serving.

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 10:41

Champagne Punch

Ingredients:

  • 1 liter ginger ale (chilled)
  • 1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade (thawed and undiluted)
  • 1 (12 oz. can frozen orange juice (diluted)
  • 1 (750 ml.) bottle champagne (chilled)
  • 12 maraschino cherries
  • Orange slices

Preparation:

Pour ½ liter ginger ale and thawed lemonade concentrate into an 11-cup ring mold. Add cherries and orange slices. Freeze. Unmold in punch bowl. Add remaining ginger ale, orange juice and champagne; stir well. Make approximately 18 cups.

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Saturday, 10 December 2011 15:27

Banana Slush Punch

Ingredients:

  • 4 cup sugar
  • 6 water
  • 5 bananas (mashed)
  • 1 (12 oz.)can frozen lemonade
  • 2 (12 oz.)can frozen orange juice
  • 1 (46 0z.)can pineapple juice
  • 4 bottles ginger ale

Preparation:

Mix sugar and water; boil 3 minutes. Mix bananas and combine with the syrup (sugar-water mixture) Freeze in plastic containers. Set out 1 hour before serving. Add ginger ale. Can make frozen base at least 2-3 days ahead. Serves 20.


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