Well... it SAYS it does. It has shockingly few punches with any punch. Thank God the Presbyterians give us at least one punch with some booze in it.
Punch
1 qt. ginger ale
1 can Hawaiian Punch
1 box frozen strawberries
Whiskey (optional)
1 pt. orange sherbet
1 pt. pineapple sherbet
Mix all of the above ingredients, add ice cubes to make cold. Foat orange and lemon slices on top. Serves 12 to 15.
Joyce Stephens
Bless Ms. Stephens's heart, but...no.
First off, for a proper punch, the booze is not optional. I'll admit that the last time I made a punch, it was 2 gallons or more of non-alcoholic beverage, but... it lacked booze, so it wasn't a proper punch.
We of Take One Cookbook... never think that cheese is optional, that bacon is optional, or that booze is optional.
We trust you love us anyway.
Let's look at this and realize this is making 12 servings that are really, really, really small. Like, teacup size, not even coffee mug size. Certainly not Solo cup sized, and when was the last time you were at a punch-worthy occasion that called for less than Solo cup sized servings of anything?
I've never made a sherbet/HawaiianPunch/soda punch with whiskey. I tend to use cheap bubbly. Prosecco, American "champagne," whatever is less than $13 and has bubbles and booze in it.
But, really, let's again look at that size... This is not enough punch for real people. Here's how I'd do it:
4 liters ginger ale or other clear soda
2 liters of Hawaiian Punch or other fruit punch (not a can of concentrate)
1/2 gallon of rainbow sherbet
1-2 bottles inexpensive toasty/yeasty fizzy booze
Plop sherbet in large (I mean LARGE) vessel. Pour non-fizzy liquid over top. Pour non-alcoholic fizzy stuff over top. Pour fizzy booze over top. Serve.
Wendy A F G Stengel
This punch will do sans alcohol if you have a baby shower and a pregnant woman lurking. It does taste good virginized.
But the boozy bubbles make a punch.
Trust me.
Why am I flashing back to Aunt Evelyn's wedding right now? Oh yeah - you + punch + booze + not tiny servings. You were what, 10? Trust this lady, folks, she KNOWS her boozy punch!
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This recipe is surprisingly similar to what my mother calls Delta Punch, which was served at all her sorority functions. Champagne instead of whiskey, and sherbet optional, but otherwise the same thing. And the young ladies at my mother's college were Decidedly Not Presbyterian.
Sherbet: NOT OPTIONAL.
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