South American Coffee Punch(50 Servings) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cinnamon sticks
1 gal. hot, strong coffee (Giant's Viennese cinnamon coffee is excellent for this, can be found only in gourmet Giant's)
1 qt. whipping cream, whipped lightly, not stiff
4 Tbsp. vanilla
2 qt. coffee ice cream
1/4 c. sugar

Preparation

Add cinnamon sticks to coffee.
Let cool.
Remove cinnamon sticks.
Add softened ice cream and vanilla to coffee.
Blend with wooden spoon until well mixed.
Float whipped cream on top. Sprinkle with fresh ground cinnamon.
Serve from punch bowl into tall glasses filled with crushed ice.