Festive Party Punches

There is something festive about a bowl of punch served in dainty glasses from an old fashioned punch bowl. Whether you are visiting with family on Christmas Eve, throwing a traditional New Year's Eve bash or gathering for a special birthday, try one of these festive punch recipes!

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.

Brenda is a wife and mom to three. She is also editor of http://seedsofknowledge.com and http://oldfashionedholidays.com where special occasions and traditions are celebrated year round with recipes, crafts, decorating and more!

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