Tanya'S Ginger Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups water
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (1 inch) pieces crystallized ginger
4 cinnamon sticks
3 cups orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 liter lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Preparation

In a sauce pan, combine water, sugar, crystallized ginger and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Pour syrup into a pitcher. Add orange, pineapple and lemon juice. Chill in refrigerator. When ready to serve, pour into a punch bowl and slowly add the lemon-lime soda.