Trishas Porch Punch Recipes

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• Add the zest and pomegranate seeds to 2 Christmas tree ice cube molds, fill with water and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.
• Mix together the hard lemonade, ginger ale and pink lemonade in a large pitcher. Add the Christmas tree ice cubes to individual glasses and pour the punch over top. Serve immediately.

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• In a half-gallon pitcher, mix the blood orange soda, lemonade and peach nectar. Add 1 1/2 ounces vodka per drink, if using.

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• Mix the cranberry juice, orange juice and pineapple juice in a bowl or large pitcher. Gently stir to combine. Fill 2 ice cube trays with punch and freeze until solid, about 3 hours. Place remaining punch in the refrigerator to chill.
• Transfer the punch to a punch bowl and stir in the ice cubes, vodka, strawberries and pineapple. Divide the punch among 6 glasses, add a splash of seltzer to each glass and serve.

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• Combine vodka, vermouth, gin, curacao and cherry brandy in a pitcher. Fill with ice and stir to chill. Strain mixture into a highball glass filled with ice. Add one or two small slices each of peach, apricot and strawberry and two or three of each type of berry to the middle of the glass and some on top. Add bitters. Add ginger ale and lemonade. Garnish with mint leaves and lemon rind.

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• Combine the mango nectar, grapefruit juice, rum and grenadine in a pitcher. Add a few lime wheels to each of four 12-ounce reusable drink pouches with straws. Fill the pouches with the punch cocktail and refrigerate until very cold.