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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Lost-in-the-Sun Punch

1 (64 oz.) carton orange juice, chilled
1 (2 lt.) bottle lemonade, chilled
6 (12 oz.) cans cream soda, chilled
1 pt. pineapple sherbet

In a large punch bowl, combine the orange juice, lemonade and cream soda. Top with scoops of sherbet. Serve immediately.

Yield: 16-20 servings (4 qts.)

Sweetheart Punch

2 cups sliced fresh strawberries, divided
6 cups water, divided
1 (12 oz.) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 lt. lemon-lime soda, chilled

Arrange 1 cup of fresh strawberries in a 4 1/2 cup ring mold; add 2 cups water. Freeze until solid. Top with remaining fresh strawberries. Slowly pour 1 cup water into mold to almost cover berries. Freeze until solid.

In a punch bowl, combine the lemonade concentrate, thawed strawberries, orange juice concentrate and remaining water. Refrigerate until chilled.

Just before serving, stir in lemon-lime soda. Unmold ice ring by wrapping the bottom of the mold in a damp hot dishcloth; invert onto a baking sheet. Place fruit side up in punch bowl.

Yield: 14 servings (3 1/2 qts.)