Citrus Punch

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 orange
• 12 ounces orange juice concentrate
• 6 ounces grapefruit juice concentrate
• 1 pint lemon sherbet
• 1 liter lemon-lime flavored soda, chilled
• mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a 1-quart saucepan over high heat, heat cinnamon stick, cloves, and 2 cups water to boiling.
• 2 reduce heat to low and cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• 3 cool slightly.
• 4 cut orange into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• 5 place orange slices on cookie sheet and freeze until firm.
• 6 remove fruit-juice concentrates and sherbet from freezer and let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes to soften.
• 7 strain spice liquid into punch bowl and discard spices.
• 8 stir in 4 cups of ice water.
• 9 with wire whisk, stir in softened fruit juice concentrates and sherbet until smooth.
• 10 stir in lemon-lime soft drink.
• 11 float frozen orange slices in punch.
• 12 garnish with mint sprig.