FISH HOUSE PUNCH

Our good friend and neighbor, Robert Barr, with his Rainbow trout....an excellent day!

3 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 cup simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water boiled)
6 cups brandy
2 cups peach schnapps
2 cups light rum
2 cups strong tea
4 cups club soda
2 cups sliced fresh peaches (preferably white peaches)

Mix all ingredients together except for the fresh peaches; chill well. To serve: Pour mixture over peaches in your best pitcher.

"I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. "Never worry about your heart till it stops beating." ~E.B. White

RED VELVET PUNCH

Break out your finest glassware when serving this ruby hued beverage that packs its own punch!

1 (12oz.) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed and diluted
1 (7.5oz.) bottle frozen lemon juice, thawed
1 (6oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and diluted
1 (6oz.) can frozen pineapple juice concentrate, thawed and diluted
2 cups brandy
2 (750-milliliter) bottles champagne, thawed and diluted, chilled

Combine first 5 ingredients, stirring until blended. Chill mixture. To serve, pour mixture into punch bowl, and add champagne. Add an ice ring or ice.
Yield: 5 quarts

"Sunshine has no budget, the sea no red tape."~Jareb Teague