Beverages – Wedding Punch

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Rita Bay

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Paranormal & Historical Romance

Story behind the recipe – This is one of my family’s easy-to-make party favorites. It can be made ahead in quantities, stored on ice in milk jugs, then mixed as needed. It’s a party punch recipe but it’s become a tradition at numerous family weddings as the non-alcoholic option – or at least it starts out that way.

What you’ll need – Four Cups sugar, 4 Cups water, 8 Cups pineapple juice, 1 Cup strained lemon juice, 2 Qts. Ginger Ale

Steps to the process

- Bring water to boil

- Add sugar to boiling water

- Stir occasionally until sugar is dissolved in water (simple syrup)

- Place simple syrup in large container and allow to cool

- Add pineapple juice to simple syrup and stir

- Strain lemon juice, add to container, and stir

- Store in sealed containers (I use milk jugs.)

- When ready to serve, pour into punch bowl and add Ginger Ale

Comments – Makes twenty-one Cups of punch. Serves about ten. To maintain the quality of the punch, mix two Cups of simple syrup with four Cups of pineapple juice and ¼ Cup lemon juice. Pour mixture into a gelatin mold and freeze. Add frozen ring to punch bowl when it is mixed to keep punch cold and fresh.

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"Into the Lyon's Den" Champagne Books, August, 2012
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