Slushy Punch

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 ripe medium bananas, cut up
• 3 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1 6-ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1-liter bottle carbonated water or lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled

Instructions

1. Stir together sugar and 2 3/4 cups water till sugar dissolves. In a blender container combine bananas, half of the pineapple juice, and the orange juice concentrate. Cover; blend till smooth. Add to sugar mixture. Stir in remaining pineapple juice and lemon juice. Transfer to a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Freeze for several hours or till firm.
2. To serve, let mixture stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes. To form a slush, scrape a large spoon across the frozen mixture. Spoon into a punch bowl. Slowly pour carbonated water down the side of the bowl. Stir gently to mix.
3. Spiked Slushy Punch: Prepare as above, except add 1 1/2 cups rum or vodka with the lemon juice. Let frozen mixture stand at room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes before scraping with a spoon. Makes 26 (about 4-ounce) servings.