Punch Recipes for Spring and Summer Parties

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Old Fashioned Fruit Punch

 

This is from the Rumford Complete Cook Book-1931

 

Ingredients:

 

2 pounds sugar

2 quarts water

2 quarts mineral water

1 large pineapple, shredded

Juice of 6 oranges and 4 lemons

2 cups sliced strawberries

3 sliced bananas

1 cup raspberry or other fruit syrup

Cracked ice

Boil the sugar with one pint of the water to form a syrup; add the remaining water, mineral water, fruit and ice. Served very cold.

 

Strawberry Punch

 

Ingredients:

 

3 cups boiling water

1 small package strawberry gelatin

1 package (10 ounces) frozen, sugared strawberries

1 can frozen lemonade

1 liter gingerale

1/4 cup sugar

 

Mix gelatin and water, add thawed strawberries, lemonade and sugar. Before serving add the gingerale.

 

Banana Fruit Punch

 

Ingredients:

 

5 Bananas

46 ounce can pineapple juice

12 ounce can frozen orange juice

4 tablespoons Real Lemon concentrate

4 cups sugar

6 cups water

2 liter bottle of lemon lime soda

Process bananas in blender until pureed. Mix with other ingredients, except for soda. At this point you can freeze the punch in a container, and break up in a punch bowl one hour before serving, adding the lemon lime soda at this time.

 

Citrus Punch with Sherbet

 

Ingredients:

 

1 large can pineapple juice, chilled

1 large can grapefruit juice, chilled

2 liter bottle lemon lime soda

Lime or lemon and orange sherbet

Mix beverages together and place small scoops of sherbet on top. This makes 1 punch bowl.

Tropical Kiwi Punch

 

Ingredients:

 

12 ounce can Pina Colada Mix

2 kiwi, peeled and sliced

1 banana, sliced

Vanilla ice cream

2 12 ounce cans cold gingerale

In a blender combine the Pina Colada Mix, kiwi and banana. Mix until smooth. Freeze the mixture for one hour. Pour 1/4 cup of this mixture into 8 glasses, dividing evenly. Top each with a scoop of ice cream. Add the chilled gingerale to each glass to fill. Top with a slice of kiwi if desired. Serve immediately.