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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 150 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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Cook time is chilling time. Ingredients:
3 quarts chopped ripe melon (cantalope, honeydew,casaba, etc.) |
1 1/2 cups pineapple-orange juice |
1 1/2 cups bottled sweetened lime juice (from concentrate) |
1 pinch salt |
1/2-1 cup melon liqueur (or orange) |
2 1/2-3 cups tequila (or rum) |
2 liters carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled |
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lemon slice, for garnish |
lime slice, for garnish |
Directions:
1. Put chopped melon into a large bowl. Combine pineapple-orange juice, lime juice, salt and pour it over chopped melon.
2. Let stand for 2 hours or refrigerate overnight.
3. Mash or crush melon in small batches using a potato masher or blender. Press mashed fruit through a food mill or sieve to remove stringy pulp. There should be 9-11 cups juice.
4. Add melon liquuor to melon juice and chill.
5. To serve, pour melon juice into a punch bowl, add tequila, and pour in chilled soda.
6. Float ice and sliced lemon and limes. Serve immediately.
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