Fruit Cup (For 100 people)

BASE -
5 cups cold tea
3 cups strained rhubarb juice
1 bottle passionfruit topping
1 lb (450g) sugar
1 litre water (boiled until sugar dissolved - let cool)
1 large tin pineapple juice
1/2 gal. orange juice cordial
1 bottle fruit cup cordial

Method: When ready to serve add 8 large bottles lemonade, 4 large bottles dry ginger, small quantity soda water, crushed ice. Slice bananas and mint leaves. Can be laced with gin or sherry.

Source: More Favourite Recipes from our Quartermaster Marj Dennes in aid of Blue Lake Ladies Pipe Band (Mount Gambier, S.A.: 1981), p.54.

Watermelon Punch

1 medium watermelon

1 cup white wine

1 cup pineapple juice

1 cup sherry

1/3 cup lemon juice

1 table spoon sugar

crushed ice, lemon slices, mint leaves

Method: Cut a 5cm slice off the top of the watermelon. Scoop out about half the flesh using a melon baller. Reserve. Scoop out the remaining flesh, remove seeds and discard. Soak flesh in wine for 30 minutes. In the bowl of an electric food processor combined watermelon flesh, pineapple juice, sherry, lemon juice & sugar, process until smooth. Chill until ready to serve. Pour into watermelon shell, add ice & reserved melon balls. Garnish with lemon slices and mint leaves.

Source: American River C.W.A. Recipes for Christmas and Special Occasions (1998), p.9.

Childrens Punch

1 pkt. raspberry jelly crystals

1 pint boiling water

1 can concentrated orange juice

2 x 450g cans pineapple

juice of small lemon

2 small bottles ginger ale

1 small bottle soda water

1 cup fresh cherries (optional)

Method: Make up jelly, add juices. Chill. Before serving, add chilled soft drinks and icecubes. Float cherries on top (optional).

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.127. [Childrens Munchies for Parties]

Teenage Punch

1 large tin pineapple juice (30 ozs)

1 large tin orange juice

1 medium tin apricot nectar

1 large carton orange and mango juice

1/2 bottle black currant juice

1 small tin crushed pineapple

2 bottles ginger ale

crushed ice

crushed mint

1 orange   )

1 lemon    )  sliced finely and add to mixture.

1 banana  )

Serves 20.

Source: contributed by O. Mitchell in Royal Adelaide Hospital Cookery Book: Our Favourite Recipes (Adelaide: 1981, 1st edition), p.118.

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