Christmas Party Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs. frozen strawberries, thawed
1/2 c. superfine sugar
2 bottles (32 oz.) cranberry juice or white grape juice
2 cans (6 oz.) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 qt. chilled sparkling water

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, sugar and 1 bottle of the cranberry juice. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a punch bowl, pushing the fruit through with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in the lemonade concentrate. Add the remaining bottle of cranberry juice and the sparkling water. Before serving, add ice.