Old Hotel Vicksburg Punch

This Old Hotel Vicksburg Punch recipe was passed down by word of mouth until 1946 when it was tasted by General Eisenhower at a reception in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Yield: approximately 1 gallon

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 to 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 (12 ounce) cans frozen orange juice, made according to directions
• 1 (46 ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1 (6 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 1 (32 ounce) bottle ginger ale

Instructions

1. To boiling water add sugar and lemon juice. Boil for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. When cooled, add orange juice, pineapple juice, pineapple and cherries. Chill.
3. Just before serving, add ginger ale.