Apple Orchard Punch

Taken from allrecipes.com

1 (32 oz.) apple juice, chilled
1 can frozen cranberry concentrate
1 cup orange juice
1 1/2 liters ginger ale
1 apple

In a large bowl combine apple juice, cranberry concentrate and orange juice.  Mix until concentrate dissolves.  Then slowly add ginger ale.

Thinly slice the apple vertically, forming whole apple slices.  Float apple slices on top of punch.

SLUSH

4 cups water

3 cups sugar

2 (46 oz.) cans pineapple juice

1 (12 0z.) frozen lemonade

1 (12 oz.) frozen orange juice

10 oz. frozen strawberries

Bring water and sugar to a boil. Cool slightly and then add juices. Pour a little juice in a blender to blend with strawberries and puree. Combine all juices with strawberries. Pour into large ziplock and freeze overnight. Let sit out on counter and thaw a little before serving. Serve with sprite.

Italian Sodas

1 16oz. glass
4oz. syrup (any flavor)
8oz. club soda
2oz. half-and-half creamer
Ice
*Whipped cream if desired

Fill glass with ice, add 4oz. of your flavor of choice, then pour in club soda and stir. Top with 2oz. creamer. *When creamer and soda combine there is usually fizzing so be careful not to over flow. Also, if you stir after the creamer has been added it will over flow.

Last top with whipped cream.

Strawberry Lemonade...

8 cups of water
1 small can lemonade concentrate
3/4 c. pink lemonade mix
1 small jar strawberrry syrup (11-12 oz)
2 Liter bottle of Sprite

Add frozen straberries as a garnish

Peppermint Eggnog...

1 quart Eggnog

1 quart Peppermint Ice Cream

4 (12 oz) cans Gingerale chilled

Crushed Peppermint candies for Garnish

Whip Cream (Canned) - Optional

Save 2-3 scoops of ice cream to put on top for garnish.  Put slightly softened ice cream in bottom of punch bowl.  Then add the Eggnog and Gingerale.  Whisk slightly to combined.  Top with saved ice cream, crushed candies, and dollops of whip cream if desired.

Water Punch...

3 limes
3 oranges
3 lemons
sliced

5 quarts water
3 cups sugar
1 TBSP lemon extract
1 TBSP citric acid (this is a powder substance available in the pharmacy section of Walmart or Albertsons)
1 bag ice

Wassail...

4 cups Apple Juice

1 cup Orange Juice

1/2 cup Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 cup Sugar

1/4 tsp. Ground Clove

1/4 tsp. Allspice

1/4 tsp. Cinnamon 

Simmer on the stove for 30 minutes.  

This is a great holiday beverage.  Your house will smell great as all your guests arrive, and they will have a hot beverage to warm up with after traveling to your house in the chilly weather!