Christmas Sparkler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
2 Tbsp. lime juice or lemon juice
1 fifth sparkling pink Catawba grape juice, chilled
1 (28 oz.) bottle lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled
lime or lemon slices, cut in half (optional)

Preparation

In a bowl, press strawberries through a sieve.
Stir lime or lemon juice into pulp.
Cover; chill.
Place strawberry pulp in a large punch bowl.
Carefully pour grape juice and lemon-lime carbonated beverage into chilled pulp, stirring with an up and down motion.
When serving punch, garnish each serving with a lime or lemon slice, if desired.
Makes 18 (4 ounce) servings.