Punch – Easterling Family Recipes

Evergreen Punch

4 packages lemon-lime Koolaid, unsweetened 2 cans (48 oz each, 92 oz total) pineapple juice 4 cups sugar 5 quarts water 4 to 5 2-liter bottles ginger ale Directions: Mix all ingredients. Freeze. (Granny’s Note: Very refreshing)

Fruit Punch

5 medium bananas 12 oz can frozen lemonade 12 oz can frozen orange juice 2-1/2 cups sugar 6 liters of Sprite Directions: Blend bananas, lemonade, orange juice, and sugar together. Freeze. Before serving, split mixture into two separate punch bowls. Add half of the Sprite in each bowl. (Or only serve half the recipe.)

Cranberry Cooler

1 pint cranberry juice cocktail 12 oz can apricot nectar 1 tablespoons lemon juice Directions: Combine juices in large pitcher and mix well. Serve with ice.

Fruit Punch

1/2 gallon unsweetened tea 2 cans (46 oz each, 92 oz total) pineapple juice 16 oz can frozen orange juice 1 small bottle lemon juice 1-1/2 cups sugar 2 liter ginger ale Directions: Mix tea, pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, and sugar. Chill. When ready to serve, add ginger ale. Stir gently. (Source: EttaContinue reading “Fruit Punch”

Cherry Punch

2 packages cherry Koolaid 2 cups sugar 46 oz can pineapple juice 2 quarts water (approximately) Directions: Mix ingredients and mix. May require 1 additional cup of water.

Strawberry Punch

2 packages Strawberry Koolaid 2 quarts water 2 cups sugar 46 oz can pineapple juice, cold 1 quart ginger ale, cold Directions: Mix Koolaid, water, and sugar. Chill. When ready to serve, add pineapple and ginger ale. Stir gently.

Green Punch

4 packages lemon-lime Kool-aid (unsweetened) 4 cups sugar 5 quarts water 46 oz can pineapple juice Directions: Dissolve Kool-Aid and sugar in water. Refrigerate until time to serve. (Granny’s Note: Other flavors of Kool-Aid work well also.) (Source: Thelma Smoak, Barnwell, SC)

Summer Thirst Quencher

32 oz can apple cider 18 oz can grapefruit juice 18 oz can orange juice 6 quarts ice water 1/2 to 1 cup sugar Directions: Pour cider and juices in a 10-quart container. Add ice water and sugar. Stir to blend well.

Citrus Punch

2 oz citric acid 5 cups granulated sugar 2 quarts boiling water 4 quarts water 46 oz can orange juice 46 oz can pineapple juice Directions: Dissolve citric acid and sugar in boiling water in a glass container. Cool. Add 4 quarts water, orange juice, and pineapple juice. Transfer to plastic containers (gallon milk orContinue reading “Citrus Punch”

Orange Drink

6 oz can of orange juice concentrate 6 oz water 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup granulated sugar Ice (enough to fill serving container) Directions: Blend concentrate, water, milk, vanilla extract, and sugar. Pour over ice.