Slushy Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 ripe medium bananas, cut up
3 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 6 ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1-liter bottle carbonated lemon-lime beverage

Preparation

Stir together sugar and 2 3/4 cups water until sugar dissolves. In a blender container combine bananas, half of the pineapple juice, and the orange juice concentrate.
Cover; blend until smooth.
Add to the sugar mixture.
Stir in remaining pineapple juice and lemon juice.
Transfer to a 13x9x2 inch-baking pan. Freeze for several hours or until firm.
To serve, let mixture stand at room temperature for 20-30 minutes.
To form slush, scrape a large spoon across the frozen mixture.
Spoon into a punch bowl. Slowly pour the carbonated beverage down the side of the bowl. Stir gently to mix.
Makes 23 (about 4 ounce) servings.