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Sparkling Cranberry Punch

There are a couple of other sparkling cranberry punch recipes here on zarr, but nothing at all like this one from *river road recipes* originally published by the junior league of baton rouge in 1959. By 1980 the combined sales of rrr & rrr ii (a 2nd helping) had earned $1,000,000 for their community trust fund. I thought that was pretty awesome! I modified the recipe slightly to include 1/4 cup additional water + 1/4 cup dried cranberries. (time has been estimated & does not include time to cool & then be well-chilled under refrigeration). *enjoy*

Steps

Empty can of jellied cranberry sauce into a 2-qt saucepan.
Over med-heat setting , add water & beat w / an immersion blender or hand-held mixer till sauce is melted.
Add sugar & cont cooking till sugar is dissolved , stirring as needed.
Add dried cranberries & set mixture aside to cool.
Then refrigerate till well-chilled.
When chilled , add lemon juice , extract & 1 cup of ginger ale.
Just before serving , add remaining 1 / 2 cup ginger ale & serve in frosted glasses.
Garnish w / mint & / or clove-studded lemon slices as desired.

Ingredients

jellied cranberry sauce, water, sugar, dried cranberries, lemon juice, almond extract, ginger ale, lemon, clove, fresh mint leaves