Frozen Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 c. sugar
1 c. water
3 qt. water
1 large pineapple juice
1 large Hi-C orange drink
4 oz. lemon juice
1 small can crushed pineapple or can use large can
1 jar maraschino cherries, chopped fine
3 qt. ginger ale

Preparation

Boil first 2 ingredients until syrupy.
Add remaining ingredients, except ginger ale, and mix well.
Pour into 2 plastic gallon jugs.
Freeze.
Thaw 2 1/2 hours before serving.
Add 1 1/2 quarts ginger ale to each slightly thawed gallon of frozen mixture.
Mixture should be slushy.