Recipe for a good Punch? And a non alchoholic as well please?!
Answers: I need both recipes for a party. Thanks!
Non-alcoholic
Here's one I was severed at a function a few months ago. ostensibly it is served at the White House by the current administration. It is superb and simple.
1 liter lemon/lime soda (the one is was served was Sierra Mist)
1 cup raspberry vinegar
It was served w/ an ce ring mold made w/ raspberries, lemon & lime slices and mint sprigs. A few raspberries and lemon and lime slices were floating in th punch bowl also.
Alcholic
1 liter lemon/lime soda
750 ml Sauterne wine
750 ml Champagne
1/2 of 750 ml Blackberry Brandy
750 ml inexpensive vodka
This punch is a very potent potable. Use less of the vodka to tone it down a bit if you wish, but maintain the other proportions. I've also made this w/ apricot brandy and it too had a satisfying taste. This punch is dry enough to serve w/ hors d'euvers and sweet enough to be served w/ desserts. I serve this w/ an ice ring made w/ blackberries, white grapes and parsley sprigs.
Here's one I'm using & it's great
Orange Dream Punch
INGREDIENTS
1/2 gallon orange sherbet
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale
DIRECTIONS
Place sherbet and frozen orange juice concentrate in a punch bowl. Allow to thaw for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in ginger ale.
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Here are some more:
SHERBET PUNCH
1/2 gal. lime sherbet
2 qt. bottles 7-Up
1 c. pineapple juice
Put all ingredients in punch bowl. You can freeze part of the 7-Up into an ice ring (I use my Bundt pan) to keep the punch cold longer.
RED PUNCH
2 pkgs. raspberry kool-aid
1 lg. can Hawaiian Punch
1 lg. can pineapple juice
1 sm. can crushed pineapple (opt.)
1 bottle ginger ale
1 pt. lime or pineapple sherbet
Mix Hawaiian Punch, pineapple juice, kool-aid, crushed pineapple, pineapple juice and ginger ale. A few minutes before time to serve, add sherbet.
I haven't tried this one:
CHRISTMAS CHEER PUNCH
1 qt. Hawaiian Punch
1 qt. pink grapefruit juice
1 pt. strong sweetened tea
1/2 gallon pineapple sherbet
1 qt. cherry-pineapple drink
1 qt. carbonated lemon-lime beverage
2 oranges
1 sm. jar maraschino cherries
Refrigerate all drinks; pour into punch bowl. Add carbonated beverage last. Add sherbet and thick sliced orange wheels with maraschino cherries on top.
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Here's one w/alcohol:
Chi-Chi Punch Recipe
1 gallon vodka
1 gallon pineapple juice PLUS"PLUS" means this ingredient in addition to the one on the next line, often with divided uses
1 1/4 quart pineapple juice
3 1/2 quart Coco Lopez
2 quart lemon juice
84 fresh pineapple chunks
Directions:
Combine all ingredients. Chill.
This recipe from CDKitchen for Chi-Chi Punch serves/makes 84
I only have a non-alcoholic version but I guess you could add alcohol! 1 bottle of sprite or ginger ale and 1/2 gallon of sherbet (whatever flavor you like). put the sherbet in the punch bowl and pour the sprite in. Easy!