Christmas Punch #1
INGREDIENTS:
16 c Water
16 c Sugar
8 qt Strawberries, w/o sugar
4 c Peach nectar
2 c Fresh orange juice
1 c Fresh lemon juice
8 qt Club soda
3 qt Club soda, frozen in cubes
16 c Water
16 c Sugar
8 qt Strawberries, w/o sugar
4 c Peach nectar
2 c Fresh orange juice
1 c Fresh lemon juice
8 qt Club soda
3 qt Club soda, frozen in cubes
boil sugar and water for 5 minutes or until a sugar syrup forms. cool and set aside. (you may or may not use all or any of this syrup depending on how sweet you want your punch.) put 3 quarts of club soda in a ice cube trays and freeze. pour peach nectar, orange juice and lemon juice into the largest mixing bowl you have. as you stir begin adding syrup until you get a strong sweet/sour flavor. you must have this base in order for the mix to stand up to being cut with the club soda. when it is strong enough and yet carries a light lemon flavor stop adding syrup. pour into containers and refrigerate. at party time pour one quart into the punch bowl and cut with 1 1/2 to 2 bottles of club soda. add a generous amount of frozen soda cubes. float about 2 quarts of berries in the punch for decoration.
