Golden Sparklers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 thin half-slices orange, lemon or lime
water
3 c. orange juice, chilled
3 c. apricot nectar, chilled
2 c. ice cubes
1 (750 ml) bottle sparkling water, chilled

Preparation

For citrus ice cubes, place a thin half-slice of orange, lemon or lime in each compartment of an ice cube tray, with one end of the slice extending above the tray about 3/4-inch. Fill tray with water and freeze for 2 hours or until firm. Pour orange juice and apricot nectar over plain ice cubes in a large (11-cup) glass pitcher or punch bowl. Add sparkling water, stirring gently. Place a citrus ice cube in each punch cup. Pour or ladle juice mixture into cup. Makes 20 (1/2 cup) servings.