Florida Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3 liters ginger ale, chilled (1 liter will be used for ice mold)
orange slices
stemmed maraschino cherries
4 c. cranberry juice, chilled
4 c. pineapple juice, chilled
2 c. orange juice, chilled

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in medium sized saucepan; boil for 3 minutes until syrupy.
Chill.
Combine 1 liter of ginger ale with orange slices and cherries in a mold; freeze.
Combine chilled sugar-water and juices in large punch bowl.
Before serving, add 2 liters of chilled ginger ale and ice mold.
Makes about 40 (1/2 cup) servings.