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Monday, July 28, 2008

Wedding Punch

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate

  • 1 (46 fluid ounce) can sweetened pineapple juice

  • 1 3/4 cups lemon juice

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 1 gallon water

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a 2 gallon punch bowl, combine orange juice concentrate, pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar. Stir in water.

Wassail

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 tablespoon whole cloves

  • 6 cinnamon sticks

  • 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

  • 3 3/4 cups white sugar

  • 2 quarts water

  • 2 quarts orange juice

  • 2 cups lemon juice

  • 1 gallon apple cider

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Wrap the cloves, cinnamon stick, and ginger in cheese cloth, and tie with string.

  2. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water and spice bag. Simmer and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, and refrigerate overnight.

  3. Before serving, stir in the orange juice, lemon juice, and cider. Reheat over medium low flame, and serve warm. Be careful not to boil.

The Best Lemonade

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 3/4 cups white sugar

  • 8 cups water

  • 1 1/2 cups lemon juice

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.

  2. Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.

Joanne's Breakfast Smoothie

Ingredients:


1/2 banana

1/2 c. milk

1/2 c. (4 oz.) vanilla yogurt

1/4 c. pineapple juice

1/2 tsp. honey (optional)

Directions:

  • Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth.

  • Variation: also add 1/4 c. orange juice.

Homemade Root Beer

INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 cups white sugar

  • 3 1/3 gallons cold water

  • 1 (2 ounce) bottle root beer extract

  • 4 pounds dry ice

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a large cooler, mix together the sugar and water, stirring to dissolve sugar completely. Stir in the root beer extract. Carefully place the dry ice into the cooler, and cover loosely with the lid. Do not secure the lid, as pressure may build up.

  2. Let the mixture brew for about an hour before serving. Leftover root beer can be stored in one gallon milk jugs.

Green Halloween Punch

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 (3 ounce) packages lime flavored gelatin mix

  • 1 quart hot water

  • 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice

  • 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

  • 2 cups white sugar

  • 4 1/2 cups cold water

  • 2 liters ginger ale

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a large saucepan dissolve the gelatin in 1 quart of hot water. Allow to cool.

  2. When gelatin is cool, pour into a large punch bowl, Stir in pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, sugar and 4 1/2 cups cold water. Pour in ginger ale just before serving.

Baby Shower Punch

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 (64 fluid ounce) bottles orange juice

  • 3 (46 fluid ounce) cans pineapple juice

  • 1 (.25 ounce) package unsweetened lemonade drink mix

  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 1 (46 fluid ounce) can fruit punch

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a large punch bowl combine orange juice, pineapple juice, lemonade drink mix, almond extract and sugar to taste. Pour in the punch until desired color is achieved.