Punch recipes for your holiday parties

It's Christmas week and holiday parties abound. Here are four delicious and easy punch recipes your guests will love.

Cranberry-Lemon Punch

Ingredients:

• 3 quarts water
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups strong tea
• 2 cans (6 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 quart apple juice
• 2 cups orange juice

Directions:

Heat water and sugar until boiling. Stir constantly until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.

Prepare tea, using 1 tablespoon loose tea or 3 tea bags and 2 cups boiling water. Let cool.

Refrigerate all ingredients. Just before serving, mix in a large punch bowl.

Serving: 30 cups.

Rosé punch

Ingredients:

• 2 bottles rosé, chilled
• ½ cup grenadine syrup, chilled
• ½ cup lemon juice, chilled
• 1 quart ginger ale, chilled

Directions:

Mix rosé, grenadine syrup, and lemon juice in a large punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale.

Serving: 11 cups.

Make it creamy!

Add raspberry sherbet to the punch bowl.

Sparkling Cranberry Punch

Ingredients:

• 2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
• 1 can (6 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 1 quart sparkling water

Directions:

Mix cranberry juice and lemonade concentrate in a large punch bowl. Just before serving, add sparkling water.

Serving: 15 cups

Frosty Lime Punch

Ingredients:

• 2 cans (6 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 3 cups cold water
• 2 bottles (12 ounces each) lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled
• 1 cup lime sherbet

Directions:

Mix lemonade concentrate, cold water, and carbonated beverage in a large punch bowl. Spoon sherbet into the bowl. Serve immediately.

Serving: 8 cups