Ingredients
2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
2 liters ginger ale, chilled
1 liter club soda, chilled
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from about 4 limes)
2 tablespoons sugar
fresh mint sprigs for garnish
For Ice Cubes or Ice Ring
fresh or frozen cranberries
lime wedges or slices
fresh mint sprigs
Method:
1. Pour all of the liquids into a punch bowl. Stir in the sugar until thoroughly dissolved. Add the ice (see instructions below) and mint. Serve immediately.
2. To make party ice cubes, place a couple of cranberries and a small lime wedge, or a tiny mint sprig, in each section of an ice cube tray.
Fill the tray with water; freeze.
3. For an ice ring, fill a ring mold with a thin layer of water. Drop in cranberries, lime slices or wedges and mint sprigs, if you like; freeze. Then fill ring mold almost to the top with water and freeze. To serve, dip the pan briefly in hot water and unmold. Makes about 5 quarts