Holiday Punch Recipe

For those of you who read my blog last week: I have been informed by a friend that my posting went viral. Guess I sort of made the "big time"!

Now, for the recipe I had promised you before the holidays. If you have a summer celebration of any sort I believe your guests would still enjoy the punch. In other words, no need to wait for Christmas, etc. to come around before trying it.

I used to coordinate company management meetings. Every Christmas I would plan a party for them after a business meeting. We held those parties over the years at various locations including a hotel site where we booked rooms for the out-of-town managers, at the District Manager's home (Hi Joe!), etc. One of the things the managers looked forward to at those parties was my cheesecake (I provided the recipe in an earlier posting), and...my Holiday Punch. A fine time was always had by all. Ah, those were the days my friends...: ) (As in the theme song from All In The Family. After all, our district was Familia!).

Holiday Punch

Ingredients:

• 1 can (6 oz) frozen lemon juice concentrate
• 1 can (6 oz) frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup angostura bitters
• 3 egg whites
• 1 bottle (3/4 qt) daiquiri cocktail mix, chilled
• 1 bottle (1 pint, 12 oz) club soda, chilled
• 1 tray ice cubes
• 1 bottle (4/5 qt) champagne, chilled

Directions:

1. In pitcher or bowl combine frozen concentrates, sugar, and bitters. When juices are thawed, stir until blended and sugar is dissolved.
2. Refrigerate fruit juice mixture several hours or overnight.
3. Pour fruit juice mixture into a punch bowl, or can use any large bowl.
4. Just before serving, beat egg whites until stiff.
5. Into the fruit juice mixture in the bowl add daiquiri cocktail mix and club soda.
6. With wire whisk gently beat in egg whites. Add ice cubes.
7. Pour champagne into the bowl.
8. Serve, and enjoy!

Next Time: Popovers