So whether you’re preparing for a large Christmas party, or for a smaller gathering of family or friends, a batch of Grandma’s Christmas Punch is a wonderful addition to the festivities.
I know for sure we’ll be enjoying a batch on Christmas day along with Grandma’s Christmas day cookie tray. It’s a family tradition that continues to bring on the smiles.
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INGREDIENTS:
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1 ½ c. water
- 4 c. orange juice
- 1 (46 oz.) canpineapple juice
- 1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries & the juice
- 2 liter bottle gingerale
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Place sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring very frequently, to dissolve sugar. Set this sugar syrup aside to cool.
- In a large pitcher or other container, combine cooled sugar syrup, orange juice, pineapple juice, cherries, and the cherry juice. Stir until well mixed. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, add gingerale to the juice mixture to taste. {I mix it at a ratio of about 2/3 juice mixture to 1/3 gingerale. Grandma usually mixes it about ½ juice mixture and ½ gingerale.}
TRACEY’S NOTES
- Punch can be served in a punch bowl or in individual servings. If using a punch bowl, stir the juice mixture and gingerale together in the punch bowl right before serving. For individual servings, fill each glass about 1/2 to 2/3 full with juice mixture and then fill the remainder of the glass with gingerale.
- I like to make sure each serving gets at least one cherry!
- Grandma says this recipe serves about 20 people. Of course, that depends on how much each person drinks.
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