Tropical Party Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups water
4 cups sugar
1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice
1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (2 liter) bottle carbonated lemon-lime beverage

Preparation

In a large saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a light boil; cook and stir for 2 mins.
Pour into a large container.
Add pineapple juice, concentrates and extract.
Cover and freeze.
Remove from freezer 1-2 hours before serving.
Just before serving, mash the mixture with a potato masher and stir in lemon-lime soda.