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Majito Slush – icey very refreshing

Punch Drinks January 24, 2013 Leave a comment

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾  cup fresh lime juice
  • 3/4 cup light rum
  • 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh mint leaves
  •  1 1/2 cups ginger ale

 Directions

  1.  In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat water and sugar over medium heat about 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  2. In 8-cup blender, place sugar water, lime juice, rum and mint leaves (if smaller blender, do in batches). Cover; blend on high speed about 20 seconds or until mint is finely chopped.
  3. Pour mixture into 13×9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Freeze 4 to 6 hours, using fork to break apart ice crystals every 2 hours.
  4. Option:  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass; pour 1/4 cup ginger ale over each. Stir. If desired, garnish with mint sprigs.
  5. Option:  Break up the ice mixture and spoon into a punch bowl, pour the ginger ale into the bowl and garnish with lime and lemon slices and mint leaves

Makes 14 servings (3/4 cup each)

Tip

Omit the ginger ale and serve this traditional Cuban cocktail as a granita.

Punch – Majito Punch

Punch Drinks January 24, 2013 Leave a comment

majitoSo what is punch? Where did it originate? Punch is the term for a wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic.  The drink usually contains fruit or fruit juice, pop / soda, fruit, sherbet, ice cream, or ice.

Punch was introduced from India to England by sailors and employees of the British East India Company in the early seventeenth century, and the tradition spread to other countries. Originally the drink was made with five ingredients; the name punch comes from the Hindi word panch meaning five.  These ingredients were alcohol, sugar, lemon, water and tea or spices. The original drink was named paantsch. Later punches were of the Wassail type made with wine or brandy base, but around 1655, Jamaican rum came into use and the “modern” punch was born.

Punch is served during the holidays, weddings and parties. There are as many alcohol infused punches as there are non-alcohol.  Whatever your occasion, punch is sure to be a welcome addition to the beverages served. Enjoy.

Mojito Punch – great on a hot summer day . . .

Ingredients

  • 1 quart lime sherbet
  • 1 (2 liter) bottle of 7UP®
  • 6 ounces Rose’s® Mojito
  • 1 cup light rum (optional)

Directions

  1. Scoop the sherbet into the punch bowl
  2. Pour the liquid ingredients on top of the sherbet
  3. Garnish the punch bowl with mint leaves and slices of lemon and lime