Wine Punch

1/4 bottle port/claret
1/2 pint orange juice
1/2 bottle soda water
1/2 pint lemon juice
1/4 pint pineapple juice
1/2 pint ginger ale

Method: Mix all together and pour into punch bowl with ice blocks. Cherries or orange slices for garnish.

Source: The Parson Knows: Easy Dinner Party Recipes (The Parish of St. Stephen, Glenunga; n.d.), p.73.

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.

Christmas Cheer (1)

Combine together:
Juice of 3 lemons
3 Oranges, peeled and chopped
pulp of 6 passion fruit
3 apples, chopped
1 bottle orange cordial
1 x 850g can crushed pineapple

When ready to serve, add:
3 bottles chilled ginger ale
3 bottles chilled soda squash
1 bottle brandy/gin (optional)

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

Witches Hell Brew

1&1/2 bottles white wine

1/2 bottle sherry

Tin fruit juice to taste

Large bottle Soda Water

Method: Mix all together. When ready to serve, add a piece of dry ice (carbon dioxide, frozen) and it will steam!

Source: American River C.W.A. Recipes for Christmas and Special Occasions (1998), p.10.

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]