Holiday Punch

Traditional Holiday Punch

Fruity, fresh, and festive, this holiday punch is a sure hit at any gathering.
1 can of frozen Orange Juice
1 can of frozen Pink Lemonade
1 can of frozen Limeade
1 can of Pineapple Slices (in Juice)
2 (2 Liter) bottles of Ginger Ale

Completely thaw frozen juices. In a punch bowl, mix frozen juices. Add Pineapple Slices and juice from can, mix lightly. Add champagne. Serve and enjoy.

Lemon Ice

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
3 cups water
2 tsp. lemon zest
1 1/2 cups lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions
Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Cool and freeze.

Pomegranate Smoothie

Ingredients
2 oz Pomegranate Juice
6 oz nonfat yogurt
1 cup fresh strawberries
1 Handful of ice


Directions
Blend all ingredients together until the desired consistency is reached.

Hot spiced punch

2 cups sugar
1 quart water
2 cinnamon sticks
1 whole ginger
10 whole cloves
8 whole allspice
1 six ounce can orange juice concentrate
1 cup lemon juice
2 quarts apple cider or juice

Put spices in a bag or cheesecloth and boil for 5 minutes in the juices. Serve warm.

**It just isn't Christmas at my families house without a pot of hot spiced punch simmering on the stove!

Firewater (primary punch)

1 small can frozen lemonade
1 small can frozen orange juice
12 small cans of water
1 cup sugar
1 tsp almond extract
2 tsp vanilla
7-up

Mix and serve

**My brother in law is the one who nicknamed this old family favorite firewater!

Non Alcoholic Drinks

Mermaid Song
2 ounces orange juice
1 ounce passion fruit juice
1 ounce coconut milk
1 ounce pineapple juice
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled wine glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Mom Collins
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp powdered sugar
6-8 ounces club soda
Shake lemon juice with sugar and ice and strain into a collins glass (being a non drinker, I haven't a clue what a collins glass is). Add several ice cubes and fill with club soda. Stir. Garnish with citrus fruits and a maraschino cherry. Serve with a straw.

Pink Elephant
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp grenadine (isn't this alcohol? I dunno!)
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup bitter lemon
1/2 cup pink grapefruit juice.
Mix lime juice, grenadine, and sugar together in a brandy snifter. Add ice cubes, lemon and grapefruit juice.

Watermelon cooler
2 cups watermelon, cubed and seeded
1/2 cup lemon sherbet
1 tsp raspberry syrup
1/2 cup ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and thick.

Virgin Mary
4 ounces tomato juice
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 dashes tobasco sauce
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Pour tomato juice into a wineglass filled with ice. Add remaining ingredients. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Tall guy
4 ounces orange juice
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 banana
Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Garnish with an orange slice.

Safe sex on the beach
2 ounces peach nectar
3 ounces cranberry juice
3 ounces pineapple juice
Pour all ingredients into a Collins glass filled with icecubes.

**A few years ago, I needed a cutesy non-alcoholic drink for a special occassion. I found a wad of them! Don't they look fun? And what the heck is a Collins glass? Is it made by Tupperware? Cuz if it is, I'm already set! Ha ha!

Hot Spiced Drink

2 cups Tang
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1/2 lemonade powder

Mix well and add desired amount to hot water. Sit back... and relax.

**This recipe was given to me as a gift from my visiting teachers a few years ago, along with a cute little jar of the mix.