Do you have a really nice punch recipe, something with mint in it?

sprigs of fresh mint leaves (or 3 tablespoons dried)

2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries, crushed

1 cup water

3 quarts lemonade (or half lemonade, half limeade)

Mint for garnish



Bring water to a boil, add mint leaves and steep for five minutes. Strain and cool. Stir in berries and add mixture to the lemonade. Chill for at least two hours to allow flavors to blend. Serve in tall glasses with ice, garnished with a mint leaf or two, or serve in a punch bowl with mint leaves and "icebergs" of lemon or lime sherbert. Serves 12-14.



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Golden mint punch

30-35 mint sprigs

2 cups granulated sugar

2 quarts boiling water

2 1/3 cups lemon juice (fresh, frozen or canned)

2 quarts orange juice

1 (20 ounce) can pineapple juice

1 quart ginger ale

1 quart sparkling water

12 mint sprigs

1 cup lemons, zest of

Wash mint.

In 4 quart saucepan, place 30-35 mint sprigs, sugar and water.

simmer uncovered for 10 min.

Chill and make sure all ingredients are chilled.

Strain mint syrup.

add lemon, orange and pineapple juice.

add ginger ale and sparkling water.

top with 12 mint sprigs and zest.

serve at once.



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PEACH MINT PUNCH



3 c. boiling water

1/2 c. sugar

8 tea bags (Lipton's Special Blend with mint)

1 (46 oz.) can peach nectar

3 c. ginger ale

2 c. (1 pt.) peach or vanilla ice cream



Brew hot tea for 5 minutes, add sugar and cool. Pre-chill all beverages. Combine tea and nectar in a punch bowl. When ready to serve, add ginger ale and ice cream. Can be served with ice. Yield: 20 (5 oz.) servings

Do you have a really nice punch recipe, something with mint in it?
Equal parts of:



Apricot juice

Pineapple juice

Apple juice

Papaya juice



Garnish w/ mint sprigs.
Reply:EVERGREEN MINT PUNCH (MAKES 4 QUARTS)



1 1/2 c. water

1 (10 oz.) jar mint flavored apple jelly

3 c. unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled

1 qt. lime sherbet

3/4 c. lemon juice

2 (32 oz.) bottles of ginger ale, lemon-lime beverage chilled

1/2 c. vodka



In small saucepan combine water and jelly. Cook and stir until jelly melts. Cool in large punch bowl, combine jelly mixture with remaining ingredients except sherbet. Mash sherbet and dump all together.

Helps to have all times chilled as well as bowl chilled.



RASPBERRY MINT PUNCH



MINT SYRUP:



2 c. sugar

2 c. water

Juice of 3 lemons

Grated peel of 3 lemons

Juice of 2 oranges

Grated peel of 2 oranges



Boil sugar and water for 10 minutes then add remaining ingredients. Add 1 cup of fresh mint leaves and let sit until cool. Strain out peel and leaves. (This syrup can be mixed with ginger ale or chablis for a refreshing drink by itself.)



PUNCH RECIPE:



1 recipe Mint Syrup

Raspberry juice (either concentrate or bottled)

1 can lemonade concentrate

Ginger ale to taste (about 1 - 2 liter bottle)

Fresh pineapple, cut into 1" chunks

Kiwi fruit, sliced

Whole cherries, pitted

Whole strawberries



The fresh fruit floating in the punch adds a festive flavor. Chill and serve.