CRANTINIS

1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 cup citrus vodka OR plain vodka
1/4 cup triple sec OR orange juice
1 tsp fresh lime juice
fresh cranberries, if desired
lime slices, if desired

fill martini shaker or 3-cup covered container half full with ice. add all ingredients except cranberries a lime slices; cover & shake.

pour into martini or tall stemmed glasses, straining the ice. garnish glasses with fresh cranberries and lime slices on toothpicks.

4 servings

APPLE ORCHARD PUNCH

1 (32 oz) bottle apple juice, chilled
1 (12 oz) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
1 cup orange juice
1 1/2 liters ginger ale
1 apple

in a large punch bowl, combine apple juice, cranberry juice concentrate and orange juice. stir until the cranberry juice concentrate is dissolved, then slowly pour in the ginger ale.

thinly slice the apple vertically, forming whole apple slices. float apple slices on top of punch.

12 servings

CITRUS GROVE PUNCH

3 cups sugar
2 cups water
6 cups orange juice, chilled
6 cups grapefruit juice, chilled
1 1/2 cups lime juice, chilled
1 liter ginger ale, chilled

in a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; cook for 5 minutes. cover and refrigerate until cool. combine juices and sugar mixture; mix well. just before serving, stir in ginger ale. serve over ice.

makes 6 quarts