Christmas Wreath Punch

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Christmas Wreath Punch (N/A)

Good Housekeeping - 1963
Makes about 50 punch-cup servings

Ingredients
2 (6-oz) cans frozen limeade concentrate

2 (6-oz) cans frozen lemonade concentrate

2 (20-oz) cans unsweetened grapefruit juice

2 (20-oz) cans pineapple juice
1-QT chilled water

3 (1-QT) bottles chilled ginger ale

For serving:

3-QT chopped ice

Christmas Wreath ice ring (make ahead)

Preparation

In half-gallon covered container, blend undiluted limeade and lemonade, grapefruit and pineapple juices.

Just before serving, pour juice mixture and chilled water into large punch bowl. Gently stir in the ginger ale and chopped ice. Then, unmold Christmas Wreath ice ring on top of punch.

Source: The Good Housekeeping Cookbook (1963 Edition) Edited by Dorothy B Marsh (Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1963), 687

Grapefruit Juice Punch recipes

The punch recipes in this post include grapefruit juice plus four or more other ingredients:

• Bourbon Punch with Pink Grapefruit and Mint
• Frozen Fruit Juice Punch N/A
• Pink Grapefruit Punch N/A
• T. Rex Punch N/A

Bourbon Punch with 

Pink Grapefruit & Mint
Bon Appétit - 2007

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
15 fresh mint sprigs, divided
4 cups strained fresh pink grapefruit juice
2 1/2 cups bourbon
12 dashes Angostura bitters
1 cup club soda, chilled

For serving:
1 ice block

Preparation

In a small saucepan, stir 1/3 cup water and sugar over Low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Add 5 fresh mint sprigs. Remove from heat; cool syrup completely.

Strain syrup into punch bowl. Add juice, bourbon, and bitters; mix in soda and 10 mint sprigs. Add ice to bowl.

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Frozen Fruit Punch - N/A

JL Baton Rouge - 1959
Makes 8-quarts

Ingredients
3 cans frozen lemonade

2 cans frozen orange juice

2 cans frozen pineapple juice

2 cans frozen grapefruit juice

4 boxes frozen raspberries

Preparation

Dilute all frozen juices according to instructions on cans and combine.

Crush frozen raspberries through food mill; freeze 1/3 of raspberries to use in place of ice. 

Mix remaining 2/3 raspberries with diluted juices and chill for several hours before serving. 

Source:  Junior League of Baton Rouge, Inc, River Road Recipes I (Baton Rouge: Junior League of Baton Rouge, 1959), 10.

Grapefruit, Lime & Maraschino Martini | Creative Culinary

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Grapefruit, Lime & Maraschino Martini

Creative Culinary - 2012

Makes 1

Ingredients

2-oz vodka

2-oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice

1/2 lime, juiced

4 tsp maraschino liqueur (brands include Luxardo, Maraska, Bols)

Garnish:

Grapefruit quarter-wheel

Lime quarter-wheel

Maraschino cherry

Preparation

Shake all ingredients (except garnish) with ice. Strain into 2 cocktail glasses. Thread the garnish onto a long skewer and place on rim.

Source: Creative Culinary