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Imagination Punch

“Floating ice-cube ’faces’ in this fun punch stimulate the curiosity of folks at our Independence Day gatherings,” says Kathy Kittell, field editor in Lenexa, Kansas.

18 ServingsPrep: 35 min. + freezing

Ingredients

ICE CUBES:
18 disposable plastic cups (3 ounces)
18 maraschino cherries
36 fresh blueberries
1-1/2 cups cold distilled water, divided
PUNCH:
2 packages (3 ounces each) berry blue gelatin
2 cups boiling water
4 cups cold water
2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 liters ginger ale, chilled

Directions

Place plastic cups in muffin pans. From each cherry, cut out a mouth
shape; pat dry. Place one cherry mouth and two blueberries for eyes
in the bottom of each cup. Pour 1 teaspoon distilled water into each
cup. Freeze for 30 minutes or until solid.
Pour 1 tablespoon distilled water into each cup. Return to freezer;
freeze for 3 hours or until solid.
For punch, in a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir
in cold water, pineapple juice and lemonade concentrate. Refrigerate
for 1-1/2 hours or until chilled.
Just before serving, transfer to a 5-qt. punch bowl. Stir in ginger

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Imagination Punch (continued)

Directions (continued)

ale. Remove ice cubes from cups; place face side up in punch bowl.
Yield: 18 servings (about 1 gallon).

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 118 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 20 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.