Holiday Punch

Good Thursday Morning All,

I haven’t done a Thirsty Thursday in a while, so here it is. HOLIDAY PUNCH…

Icy Holiday Punch Recipe

Ingredients                                              photo: tymesynk

• 1 package (6 ounces) cherry gelatin                                    
• 3/4 cup Imperial Sugar® / Dixie Crystals® Granulated Sugar
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 can (46 ounces) pineapple juice
• 6 cups cold water
• 2 liters ginger ale, chilled

Directions

• In a 4-qt. freezer-proof container, dissolve gelatin and sugar in boiling water. Stir in pineapple juice and cold water. Cover and freeze overnight.
• Remove from the freezer 2 hours before serving. Place in a punch bowl; stir in ginger ale just before serving. Yield: 32-36 servings (5-3/4 quarts).

Source: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Icy-Holiday-Punch

Pomegranate-Champagne Punch

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 750-ml bottles chilled brut Champagne
• 1 1/2 cups white rum
• 1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice
• 1 large lemon, thinly sliced
• Pomegranate seeds
• Fresh mint leaves
• 1 ice block

Bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes. Cool syrup completely.

Combine Champagne, rum, and pomegranate juice in punch bowl. Add enough syrup to sweeten to taste. Mix in lemon slices, pomegranate seeds, and mint leaves. Add ice block to bowl. 

 Hopefully these will work for your Holiday Plans.

Until Next Time,

Mysterychef1

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