Magic Potion - cooking recipe

Ingredients

FOR ICE RING
1 gummy worms
1 quart carbonated lemon-lime beverage
FOR PUNCH
1 cup boiling water
2 (3 ounce) packages lime gelatin
3 cups cold water
1 1/2 quarts carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled
1/2 cup superfine sugar
gummy worms (optional)

Preparation

DAY AHEAD, prepare Creepy Crawler Ice Ring:
Arrange gummy worms in bottom of 5-cup ring mold; fill with thirst quencher beverage. Freeze until solid, 8 hours or overnight.
MAKE PUNCH:
Pour boiling water over gelatin in heatproof punch bowl; stir until gelatin dissolves. Stir in cold water. Add lemon-lime beverage and sugar; stir well. Mixture will foam for several minutes.
Unmold ice ring by dipping bottom of mold briefly into hot water. Float ice ring in punch. Serve cups of punch garnished with gummy worms, if desired.