#3343 - Christmas Wreath Punch

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 jar red maraschino cherries (drained)
1 jar green maraschino cherries (drained)
2 - 3oz. boxes cherry Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
2 - 6oz. cans frozen lemonade concentrate
8 cups cold Ocean Spray cranberry juice cocktail
6 cups cold water
2 - 2 liter bottles ginger ale (cold)

In a round Jell-O mold add the drained red and green maraschino cherries. Slowly pour water into the mold until the cherries are completely covered, then freeze the mold overnight. The next day in a very large bowl add both boxes of cherry Jell-O and the boiling water--stir until mixed. Add both cans of frozen lemonade--stir until melted and smooth. Add 8 cups cold cranberry juice cocktail and 6 cups water--stir well. Remove the jell-o mold from the freezer, run a little water on it and remove the cherry mold--place the cherry mold in the center of a large punch bowl (cherry side up). Slowly pour the punch mixture over the cherry mold. Once all of the punch is in the punch bowl, add 1 bottle of ginger ale at a time (to your taste).

#3291 - Cranberry Orange Punch

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 64oz. bottle Ocean Spray cranberry juice cocktail
1-2 cups orange juice (more if you wish)
1 orange (sliced)
1 lime (sliced)
1 - 2 liter bottle 7UP (cold)

The day before your event add cranberry juice and 1 cup of orange juice to a container--stir well. Taste--add more orange juice 1 cup at a time to your taste. Once you have the flavor you like, stir the punch well then cover and refrigerate the mixture overnight. When ready to serve, add 2 cups of cold 7UP at a time until you like the flavor, stirring after adding soda. Slice the oranges and limes and float them on the top.

#2421 - Lemon Apple Punch

(by Shirley McNevich)

3 quarts water
2 cups white sugar
2 - 5.5oz. cans frozen lemon juice concentrate (thawed)
1 quart apple juice
2 quarts cranberry cocktail juice
1 pint orange juice
1 pint strong tea

In a large pot over medium heat add water and white sugar--cook/stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat--add both cans of lemon juice concentrate, apple juice, cranberry cocktail juice, orange juice and tea--stir until mixed. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold. Serve in a punch bowl with ice.

#1959 - Lemon Frost Punch

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups Ocean Spray cranberry juice cocktail (cold)
1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice (cold)
1 cup white sugar
1 - 2 liter bottle of Schweppe's ginger ale (cold)
1 pint good quality rasperry sherbet

In a punch bowl add cranberry juice, lemon juice and white sugar--stir. Add cold ginger ale and sherbet--stir until sherbet starts to melt.