Floating Island Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemon juice
3 (6 oz.) cans frozen orange juice
1 qt. sparkling water or white grape juice
1 (4 oz.) bottle maraschino cherries and juice
1 pt. lemon or orange sherbet
1 qt. ginger ale
1 c. water
ice cubes
1 orange, sliced thin

Preparation

Heat sugar and water until sugar dissolves; cool.
Combine fruit juices, ginger ale, sparkling water and fruit.
Add syrup; pour into punch bowl.
Add ice cubes.
Drop in sherbet by spoonful or in balls, using an ice cream dipper.
Makes 20 to 25 servings.