Our Special Holiday Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 fresh pineapple
6 lemons
3 c. bar-type sugar
1 qt. strong green tea
1 bottle Cognac
1 pt. light rum
1 bottle peach or apricot brandy
4 qt. champagne
2 qt. sparkling soda water
1 jar cherries

Preparation

Core, peel and dice pineapple; slice lemons thin.
Place in bowl.
Add sugar and Cognac; let stand overnight.
Four hours before serving, add tea, rum and brandy; pour over block of ice in punch bowl.
Before serving, pour in champagne and sparkling water.
Add cherries.
Stir gently and serve.
Serves about 45 people.