2 c. sugar
2 c. water
4 qts. charged water (seltzer water/club soda) or 7-Up
1 pkg. frozen raspberries (or 1 cup fresh)
1 pkg. frozen strawberries (or 1 cup fresh)
1/2 c maraschino cherries
1 c. mashed bananas
1 c. crushed pineapple
Juice of 6 medium oranges
Juice of 6 lemons (1 c. + 2 tbsp.)
Combine sugar and water. Bring to boil. Simmer 10 minutes. Cover and set aside. Refrigerate until later.
Chill the 7-Up or charged water by putting in refrigerator the day before serving time.
On day of serving, combine and crush together all of the fruit and fruit juices. You can also add any left over juices you might have on hand. Chill in covered container.
Just before serving, combine fruit with sugar syrup and charged water.
NOTE: If you freeze some cherries in the ice cubes, they look pretty floating on the top of the punch bowl.
- Josephine Cassell, 1963
Stuttgart, Germany