Champagned Punch Fruit Bowl

By VerneJ

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

• Iced Fruits for Punch (below)
• 4 cups fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 4/5-qt bottle sauterne
• 1 cup cognac
• 4 4/5-qt bottles champagne, chilled

Preparation

Step 1

At Least 2 Hours Before Serving:
In a large bowl, sprinkle strawberries with sugar. Add sauterne and cognac; refrigerate to blend the flavors together.

At Serving Time:
Arrange Iced Fruits in punch bowl, "trapping" small fruits beneath one or two large cunches of grapes. Pour in strawberry mixture; slowly add champagne.


ICED FRUITS FOR PUNCH: Freeze washed bunches of grapes, whole fresh pears, kumquats, lemons, tangarines and strawberries on cookie sheets overnight. Use the frozen fruits as ice cubes in the punch; they do not dilute the punch and can be eaten later!