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Desert Thirst Punch with Red Eye Cubes
Makes 10 servings
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Ingredients
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2
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cups sugar
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1
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cup water
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1/4
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cup grated fresh ginger
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Rind of 1 lemon, cut into strips
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3/4
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cup fresh lemon juice (juice of 5 or 6 lemons)
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7-1/2
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cups club soda, chilled
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Lemon slices (optional)
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Red Eye Cubes (recipe follows)
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1. Prepare Red Eye Cubes.
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2. Combine sugar, water, ginger and lemon rind in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves and becomes syrupy. Set aside; cool completely. Stir in lemon juice and chill until serving time.
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3. Strain 2-1/2 cups lemon juice mixture into 1-quart measuring cup.
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4. For punch, pour lemon syrup into large bowl. Add club soda; stir briefly. For individual servings, combine 1/4 cup lemon syrup and 3/4 cup club soda. Add 1 or 2 Red Eye Cubes; garnish with lemon slice.
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Red Eye Cubes
Makes about 14 cubes
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Ingredients
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Maraschino cherries or red seedless grapes
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1. Fill ice cube tray half full with water. Freeze 30 minutes or until water just begins to solidify.
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2. Place 1 cherry in center of each ice cube; cover with more water. Return to freezer for 2 hours or until solid.
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© Publications International, Ltd.
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