Citrus Punch

Chef #1052544's Note:

This recipe is great for large gatherings, very good for any season or any occasion.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 100

Yield: 150.0 8 oz cups

• 3 (64 ounce) bottles cranberry juice
• 4 (46 ounce) bottles pineapple juice
• 2 (2 quart) cartons orange juice
• 4 (2 liter) bottles ginger ale
• 4 tablespoons almond extract
• 3 oranges , sliced 1/4 inch
• 5 (10 lb) bags bagged ice

Directions:

1. In a 2 (5-gallon) buckets, combine cranberry juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, and almond extract (divided equally among the buckets).
2. Just before your event, add ginger ale to the mix.
3. Because the 5-gallon buckets will be too heavy and cumbersome to lift easily, fill a 1-gallon bucket with punch and pour into the punch bowl. Don't fill the bowl to the top - you'll need to add ice. Use the smaller bucket to refill the punch during your event.
4. Place the sliced oranges into the bowl to allow them to float on top of the punch.
5. Always add the ice to the punch bowl, not to the buckets.