New York Champagne Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 large pineapple
    2 c. fresh strawberries, hulled
    1 c. fresh lemon juice
    1 c. fresh orange juice
    1 c. superfine sugar or sugar
    1/2 c. clear curacao
    1 fifth champagne, chilled
    1 fifth dry white wine, chilled
    1 to 2 liters club soda, chilled
    fresh mint (optional)
Preparation
    Using sharp knife, cut top to bottom from pineapple.
    Carefully cut and peel pineapple.
    Cut pineapple in half and core.
    Chop half of the pineapple into tidbit sizes.
    Using a coarse grater, shred remaining pineapple, reserving any juice.
    Halve any large strawberries.
    Set fruit aside.
    In large punch bowl, stir lemon and orange juice, sugar and curacao until sugar is dissolved.
    Stir in champagne, white wine, club soda and ice ring (if you made one, pineapple, pineapple juice and strawberries).

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