Party Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pt. ripe strawberries, hulled or 2 pouches frozen strawberries, thawed
1/2 c. superfine sugar
2 (32 oz. each) bottles cranberry juice or white grape juice
2 (6 oz. each) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 qt. chilled sparkling water

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, sugar and 1 bottle of the juice.
Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a punch bowl, pushing the fruit through with the back of a wooden spoon.
Stir in the lemonade concentrate.
Add the remaining bottle of juice and the sparkling water.