Good Ole' Vicksburg Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sugar
6 c. water
5 oranges
2 lemons
5 bananas, mashed
1 (46 oz.) can pineapple juice
2 qt. ginger ale (per 1/2 gal. of mixture)

Preparation

Boil sugar with water for a few minutes; set aside to cool. Mix oranges, lemons and bananas.
Immediately pour orange and lemon juices over bananas to keep them from darkening.
Add pineapple juice, then add cooled sugar water.
Mix together well. Makes 1 gallon mixture.