Watermelon Punch

By merlin

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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice (3 large lemons)
• 2/3 cups sugar
• 2 cups fresh orange juice (6-8 oranges)
• 1 small watermelon
• Garnish: lime wedges

Preparation

Step 1

Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a saucepan. boil for 3 minutes. Cool completly and stir in orange juice. Peel, seed and cube watermelon. Process in a blender until smooth. Pour through a wire-mesh strainer, reserving 3 cups juice, discard pulp. Stir together the watermelon juice and sugar mixture. Chill thoroughly. Serve over crushed ice. Garnish if desired.

Yields: 8 cups

For Cantaloupe Punch:

Substitute cantaloupe for watermelon and use lime juice instead of lemon juice.