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patriotic punch

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Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
@Linky1
Whitewater, WI

In order to make layers in liqueur drinks, you need to add them in order of density. The more sugar a drink has, the denser it is. The cranberry juice has the most sugar, then lemonade and Gatorade. If you want different colors, check the sugar content on the bottles and pour in order from most to least sugary. If you want this to look "patriotic," choose a brand of lemonade that is not very yellow. Of course, red, white, and blue aren't everyone's national colors, are they?!?

yield 3 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For patriotic punch

  • 12 oz
    cranberry juice
  • 12 oz
    lemonade
  • 12 oz
    blue Gatorade
  • small ice cubes or crushed ice

How To Make patriotic punch

  • 1
    Fill 3 glasses with small ice cubes.
  • 2
    Start with cranberry juice and pour about a third of it into each glass.
  • 3
    Hold a table spoon upside down over each glass in turn and slowly pour in 1/3 of the lemonade into each glass.
  • 4
    Hold that tablespoon over each glass again and slowly pour in 1/3 of the blue gatorade.
  • 5
    Serve with a straw. If you're really daring, add a lit sparkler to each glass. Be careful!!
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