By Carolyne
In a large saucepan, boil 1 ½ cups of sugar and two quarts of cold water for five minutes. Cool the sugar syrup and add one cup of lemon juice, two cups of orange juice and two cups of pineapple juice. Add one 26-oz bottle of 7-UP or ginger ale. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Add vodka, gin or liquor of your choice, and float orange and lemon slices on top.
This is a great punch even as a non-alcoholic beverage. It has a combination of flavours that seems to make people think there is liquor in it even when there is not. We once made this punch to be served at a “dry” wedding. The priest kept coming back to the bowl for more, and he kept getting sillier. (He had a super personality anyway).
However, he came so often, the bride’s mother saw to it that he got a large water glass to drink the punch from.
The guests still maintain the punch was “doctored”. They really did enjoy themselves.
This recipe is also good for spring and summer. It’s also a great poolside cooler. (Burr!)
The working title for Carolyne’s Gourmet Recipes cookbook is From Lady Ralston’s Kitchen: A Canadian Contessa Cooks. This kitchen-friendly doyenne has been honoured and referred to as the grande dame of executive real estate in her market area during her 35-year career. She taught gourmet cooking in the mid-70s and wrote a weekly newspaper cooking column, long before gourmet was popular as it is today. Her ebook, Gourmet Cooking – at Home with Carolyne is available here for $5.99 US. Email Carolyne. Scroll down to the comments at each recipe column. Carolyne often adds complimentary “From Lady Ralston’s Kitchen” additional recipes in the Recipes for Realtors Comments section at REM.
