By Stephen Phillips

This punch comes from Hondo, Texas. It's an old family recipe I adopted from a dear friend of mine. The friend's mother, a preacher’s wife, would make it for neighborhood functions. All I can say is, that must’ve been one happy neighborhood.

1 3-oz. package of fruit-flavored Jello, like strawberry
1 3-oz. pkg strawberry-flavored drink powder, such as Kool-Aid (sweetened)
2 qts. water
1 cup boiling water
1 cup sugar
1 46-oz. can pineapple juice
2 pts. pineapple sherbert
16 oz. orange-infused vodka
10 oz. 7-Up

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water, put in punch bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix together. Add the 7-Up just before serving.

Serves 35

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