Cooking Lesson #701: Tipsy Grinch Green Punch

From the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? Mr. Grinch isn’t fond of much, but he has a few things that will change his attitude.
 
While the Grinch is a bitter old biddy, I think you’ll find my Tipsy Grinch Punch absolutely delightful and refreshing! If you want to make your holiday party stand out this year, consider hosting a How The Grinch Stole Christmas theme, and make sure to whip up big batches of my greenie-meanie punch.
 
Prep time:  10 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
 
Ingredients 
1 13-ounce packet of Lemon-Lime Kool-Aid (yes, I said Kool-Aid)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup pineapple juice
8 ounce package frozen lemonade concentrate
1/4 cup Sprite or 7-Up
1 cup vodka (it doesn’t have to be top-shelf vodka)
Red sanding sugar

Directions 

1. Add all ingredients (except red sanding sugar) to a punch bowl and mix well. 
2. Prepare the cocktail glass by wetting just the rim of the glass. You need the rim to be wet or sticky before you add the red sanding sugar.
3. When the glass has been prepared, you can decorate the straw by hot gluing a red heart bead onto a lime green straw.
4.  Cut the green straw to ensure it fit perfectly inside the cocktail glass.
5. Once your straw and glass are ready, carefully pour the cocktail mixture into the cocktail glass (avoid getting the sugar wet or it will begin to bleed and start to dissolve).

ChefSecret:  You can use a bit of corn syrup on your finger, rub it along the rim off the glass then dip the top of the glass into the red sanding sugar.

Quip of the Day:  Q. Why did the Grinch want to go down the chimney?
                                A. Because it sooted him.
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