Recipe - Effortless Gravy With Cranberry Sauce

4 cup Cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup Chopped candied ginger (1
jar)
3 md Oranges
1 cn (12oz) thawed frozen apple
juice concentrate
1 cn (6oz) thawed frozen
limeade concentrate
2 cup Seedless grapes
4 cup Water
2 Bottles (32 ounce each) ginger
ale
1 pound Dry ice up to 2 lbs

A smoking cauldron of punch made with grapes and orange peel masquerading
as eyeballs and worms.

A SERIOUS CAUTION: never touch dry ice; use tongs to handle

In a 1 to 2 quart pan, bring 1 cup of cranberry juice and candied ginger to
a boil over high heat. Boil, uncovered, about 2 minutes, set aside.

With a vegetable peeler, pare peel (colored part only) from oranges; cut
peel into thin 2inchlong worms; or use an Oriental shredder to make long
shreds. Add orange peel to cranberry mixture. Cover and chill at least 4
hours or as long as overnight.

Juice oranges; put juice in a 6 to 8 quart pan or heavy bowl. Stir in
cranberryginger mixture, the 3 cups cranberry juice, apple concentrate,
limeade, grapes and water. If made ahead, cover and chill up to 2 hours.
Add ginger ale and about a 1 pound piece of dry ice (DO NOT put small
pieces in punch or cups); ice should smolder at least 30 minutes. Ladle
into cups. Add any remaining ice when bubbling ceases.

Makes 5 quarts; allow about 1One half cups for a serving. From: Earl Shelsby

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini