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STRAWBERRY & MINT LEMONADE
16 ounces fresh lemon juice
1 & 1/2 quarts sparkling water
1 & 1/2 pints strawberries, cut-up
1 cup sugar
1 & 1/2 cups simple syrup
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
In a pitcher combine the juice and sparkling water.
In a food processsor or blender, combine the
strawberries, sugar, simple syrup, and mint leaves
and puree until combined well.
Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into
the pitcher.
Stir to combine and adjust sweetness, keeping in mind
the lemonade will be served over ice.
SIMPLE SYRUP
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan
and bring it to a boil.
Reduce the heat, and allow to
simmer until clear.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Yields: about 1 1/2 cups
SPRING BLUEBERRY LEMONADE
2 pints blueberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 quart spring water
Fresh peach slices for garnish
In a food processor or blender, combine the
blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice and puree
until smooth.
Strain the mixture through a fine sieve
into a pitcher and stir in the spring water.
Place ice cubes in a clear glass and top with
blueberry lemonade.
Garnish each glass with a peach slice, if desired.
Yield - about 1 quart
SUMMER SHERBET PUNCH
1 quart of 'rainbow' sherbet.
2 - 2 liters of 7-up - cold
1 cup fresh washed and hulled strawberries
In a large punch bowl, put the sherbet,
the 7-up and the strawberries.
ENJOY!
BANANA CRUSH PUNCH
4 cups sugar
6 cups water
1 large can pineapple juice
5 bananas, crushed
Juice of 5 oranges
Juice of 2 lemons
ginger-ale or 7-up
Combine sugar and water. Boil for 1 minute. Cool.
Mix juices and bananas. Add sugar syrup and mix well.
Freeze in ice cube trays or pint containers.
When ready to serve, place ice cubes in glass and fill with
ginger-ale or place 1 pint in a 2 quart pitcher and fill
with ginger-ale.
Allow punch concentrate to melt so flavors can blen with
ginger-ale, before serving.
Yield - about 1 quart
CRANBERRY PUNCH
1 pounds cranberries
7 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 2 liters ginger-ale
2 cups frozen orange juice concentrate
juice of one lemon
2 quarts water
Boil cranberries in 4 cups of water. Drain juice.
Combine sugar with remaining water and boil 5 minutrs.
Combine with cranberry juice. Add all other ingredients.
Serve well chilled.
Yield - about 1 1/2 gallons
HOT PUNCH
2 cups strong tea (2 cups water to 8 tea bags)
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 quarts water
5 cups orange juice
1 cup lemon juice
Disolve 1/12 cups sugar in tea.
Combine remaining sugar and water.
Bring to a boil. Add all other ingredients.
Serve piping hot
Yield - about 1 gallon
NUTRITIOUS FRUIT PUNCH
1 large can pineapple juice
1 12 ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 quart fresh peaches
1 banana
3 lemons
1 cup sugar, (optional)
Combine pineapple and orange juices in a large container.
Mix peaches and banana in blender and puree. Add juices.
Grate rind of 1 lemon. then juice all 3 lemons.
Stir rind and lemon juice into juice mixture.
Add sugar, if desired. Add enough water to make 2 gallons.
Chill and serve.
Yield - 2 gallons
SPARKLING PUNCH
1 - 6 ounce can frozen lemonade
1 - 6 ounce can frozen Hawaiian Punch
2 - 6 ounce cans frozen orange juice
2 quarts water
1 quarts ginger-ale or 7-up
Combine all ingredients and mix well.
Serve well chilled
Yield - about 5 quarts