Christmas Recipes 1
CHRISTMAS PUNCH
2 cups strong tea Leaves from 12 sprigs of
3/4 cup lemon juice mint
1 1/3 cups orange juice 8 slices of pineapple and
2 tablespoons lime juice juice from the can
1 cup sugar 4 pints ginger ale
4 pints plain soda Crushed ice
Place tea in a large bowl, add and stir well the lemon, lime and orange juices and mint leaves. Place these ingredients on ice for two hours. Shortly before serving, strain the punch, add the pineapple slices and juice, ginger ale, soda and crushed ice. Serves eighteen.
DECORATED ICE CUBES FOR ICED DRINKS
Fill a refrigerator tray with water. Place in each section one of the following:
A maraschino cherry A piece of lemon or pineapple
A preserved strawberry A sprig of mint, if available
Freeze the water. Serve the cubes in punch, lemonade, tea or other cold drinks. The water may be colored and flavored.
FRUIT PUNCH
1 cup sugar 5 oranges, juice only
1 cup water 2 cups strawberry, grape or
2cups strong hot tea other fruit juices
/4cherries
5 lemons, a quart carbonated water
Boil the sugar and water together for ten minutes. Add the tea. Let this cool, then add the pineapple and fruit juices. Chill for about one hour, then add enough cold water to make four quarts in all. Just before serving add the carbonated water and cherries. Pour into tall glasses with cracked ice, or serve in a punch bowl with a large block of ice. This makes enough for thirty-two punch glasses.
HOT CHOCOLATE SAUCE
1-1/2 cups sugar 1 cup cream
3 tablespoons soft butter 1 teaspoon vanilla
4ounces melted chocolate
Combine and stir until dissolved the sugar, butter, chocolate and cream. Boil these ingredients without stirring for seven minutes. Stir in vanilla. Keep the sauce hot in a double boiler. Makes about two cupfuls.
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