Thirsty Thursday: Sherbet Punch

I think at one point, everyone has had a sherbet punch.

Or at least anyone from the Midwest.

Or anyone who went to bridal or baby showers in the 80's/90's that were located in a church hall or basement.

Or maybe it's just me...

Keeping this in mind, I did an old fashioned Google search.  Somewhere online, I found a recipe that included the following ingredients:

4 liters of ginger ale
1 qt. lime sherbet
1 lemonade concentrate
1 lime concentrate

There was more to it, but these were the ingredients I had on my shopping list.  I honestly don't remember the rest, and I forgot to pin it to my boards, but it's sherbet punch.  How hard could it be?

 So, I started by serving up the sherbet into the pitchers I was planning on using.  Then I threw them back into the freezer to stay fairly firm.

Then I just threw the two concentrates (thawed) and all of the ginger ale in a large bowl (pot).  When it came time to serve it, I just poured the liquid over the sherbet.

Simple as punch, and for those wanting an alcoholic based punch, I served the old standby, my Sarasota Lemonade with Moscato.

This punch would also be great with a rum.  Parrot Bay, perhaps?

Thirsty Thursday: Cran-Raspberry Fizz

This drink is so ridiculously easy (and delicious), that I suggest you run to the store during lunch today and pick up the (short list of) ingredients!

I got to use my mandoline on this, which always makes me happy, but (more importantly), there's a raspberry sorbet in here, so it's crisp AND refreshing!  We also added some Malibu and some citrus rum, to make it more adult, but this would be great for a party of all ages as a punch.

Go get some fun cups while you're out, too.  These definitely deserve pretty glasses, or crazy straws.  Either way, this one's a winner!!