Archive for January, 2007

Sunny Fruit Julip 

2 cups diced ripe papaya
2 1/2 cups pineapple juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
cracked ice
mint sprigs
pineapple spears
maraschino cherries
Puree papaya in blender with a little of the pineapple juice (or press papaya through a sieve). Combine with remaining pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cover and chill until ready to serve. [...]

Tropical Ice 

2 cups crushed pineapple and juice
2 cups mashed banana
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups orange juice
dash of salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
10 maraschino cherries, cut up
Combine ingredients and freeze in refrigerator tray. When almost solid, remove to bowl and beat to make fluffy.

Pineapple Frost 

13 1/4 ounces pineapple chunks
1 cup port wine
1/2 pint vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
dash of salt
ground nutmeg
Combine pineapple chunks, wine, ice cream, lemon peel and salt in blender container. Whirl at high speed until mixture is smooth. Pour into pitcher. Chill. Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving or sprinkle each serving with nutmeg. [...]

Hot Spicy Punch 

1/2 cup tea leaves
4 sticks cinnamon
6 whole cloves
2 quarts boiling water
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup orange juice
1 quart pineapple juice
2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
2 quarts cider (full-flavored, sweet)
2 quarts ginger ale
Tie together in cheesecloth (or put in large metal tea bag) tea leaves, stick cinnamon and cloves. Submerge in boiling water. Remove from [...]

Reception Punch 

4 bottles ginger ale, chilled
1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 pint pistachio ice cream
1 pint orange sherbet
20 ounces crushed pineapple
2 bottles maraschino cherries
1 package frozen sliced strawberries
Fill punch bowl half full with chilled ginger ale. Add vanilla ice cream, pistachio ice cream, orange sherbet, crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries, and frozen sliced strawberries to ginger ale in [...]

Party Punch 

1 quart sweet cider
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 stick cinnamon (2 inches)
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
sugar or honey as desired
Place sweet cider, orange juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, cinnamon stick, and whole cloves in a sauce pan. Simmer all ingredients for 10 minutes. Strain mixture and serve hot.
Makes 6 [...]

New Year’s Eve Punch 

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 cups crushed pineapple
1 pound frozen crushed strawberries, thawed
1 pint strong brewed green tea
1 cup lemon juice
42 ounces lemon-lime carbonated beverage
2 trays ice cubes
Simmer sugar and water together for 5 minutes. Cool sugar syrup mixture. Chill crushed pineapple, green tea, lemon juice and lemon-lime carbonated beverage. When ready to serve combine [...]

Lime Punch 

5 packages lime Jello
2 1/2 cups crushed pineapple
2 1/2 cups grapefruit juice
2 quarts pineapple juice
2 1/2 dozen lemons, juice of
5 cups sugar
5 1/2 quarts water
7 quarts ginger ale
Mix grapefruit juice, pineapple juice, and lemon juice together. Add sugar, lime jello and water to juice mixture; mix well. This can be placed in the freezer [...]

Recipe Tuna Hawaiian 

2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 cup thinly sliced onion
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 large green pepper, seeded and diced
13 1/2 ounce can pineapple chunks
2 tbsp cornstarch
13 1/4 ounces chicken broth
2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
14 ounces tuna, drained
1/2 cup water chestnuts, sliced
3 ounces chow mein noodles
Heat butter or margarine in large nonstick skillet. Cook onion, [...]

Recipe Sweet-Sour Meatballs 

1 pound meat loaf meat mix (or 1/2 pound each ground pork & beef mixed together)
2 tbsp minced onion
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
12 ounces pineapple juice
13 1/4 ounces pineapple tidbits
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp instant chicken bouillon
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
1/3 cup pickled red pepper
Combine [...]