Pineapple Lemonade (untested)

This recipe is written in fountain pen in Grammy's handwriting. I think it may be one of the older recipes in the box and may even predate the 1940s.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 pint water
• Juice of 3 lemons
• 1/2 can grated pineapple
• 1 quart water

Instructions:

1. Boil sugar and 1 pint of water for 10 minutes
2. Let cool
3. Add lemon juice and grated pineapple
4. Let stand for 2 hours
5. Add 1 quart of water right before serving

Serves 6

Sparkle Punch (untested)

This is a recipe that I think is in Grammy's handwriting. I suspect this recipe predates 1952 because of the ingredient "cold tea". Grammy did not consume tea after 1952 when she (along with her husband and two older daughters) was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose members do not partake of tea or coffee.

Makes 4 quarts

Ingredients:

• Juice of 10 lemons
• Juice of 10 oranges
• 3 cups sugar syrup
• 3 cups cold tea [I would substitute this]
• 2 cups cold water
• 3 cups ginger ale
• Large block of ice [depending on the size of your serving container]

Instructions:

1. Mix juices, syrup, tea, and water well
2. Add ginger ale just before serving
3. Pour over a large block of ice

Hot Spiced Fruit Punch (untested)

This typewritten recipe simply says "for Joanie" in the upper right hand corner. This would be Grammy's youngest daughter (my aunt).

Ingredients:

• 1–46 ounce can of pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 20 whole cloves
• 6 whole allspice
• 1 sliced orange
• 8–7 ounce bottles of carbonated lemon-lime beverage

Instructions:

1. Combine pineapple juice, lemon juice, orange juice, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and sliced orange
2. Heat mixture to boiling
3. Simmer for 15 minutes
4. Strain (reserving orange slices if desired)
5. Slowly add lemon-lime beverage
6. Serve immediately

Instructions for serving cold:

1. Heat just two cups of pineapple juice with spices and orange slices
2. Allow to simmer 15 minutes
3. Cool
4. Add chilled lemon and orange juices
5. Just before serving, add chilled lemon-lime beverage

Makes about 30–4 ounce servings

Fruit Punch (untested)

This is a recipe that I think is in Grammy's handwriting. I suspect this recipe predates 1952 because of the ingredient "cold tea". Grammy did not consume tea after 1952 when she (along with her husband and two older daughters) was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose members do not partake of tea or coffee.

Ingredients:

• 2 quarts cold water
• 1 quart grape juice
• 2 quarts cold tea [I would substitute this]
• 1 cup diced cherries
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• Juice of 10 lemons
• 4 cups sugar syrup
• Large block of ice [size would depend on your serving container]

Instructions:

1. Mix water, grape and lemon juices, and tea
2. Add the syrup, cherries and pineapple
3. Mix well
4. Pour mixture over a large piece of ice
5. Serve

Makes 6 quarts

Citrus-Pineapple-Strawberry Punch (untested)

I think this recipe is written in Grammy's handwriting. It is attributed to "Jacobsen". I suspect this recipe predates 1952 because of the ingredient "strong tea". Grammy did not consume tea after 1952 when she (along with her husband and two older daughters) was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose members do not partake of tea or coffee.

I think this recipe would be a great way to use a large batch of strawberries that are almost too ripe.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• juice of 6 lemons
• 1 thin rind of a lemon
• juice of 3 orange
• 1 thin rind of an orange
• 1 box of crushed strawberries
• 1 can grated pineapple
• 1/2 cup strong tea [I would substitute or omit this]
• 4 cups water
• cracked ice

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan, cook the sugar, water and rinds for 5 minutes
2. Strain the cooked liquid
3. Add crushed strawberries
4. Add the remainder of the ingredients

Makes 25 sherbet glasses full

Punch (untested)

This recipe is on the flip side of an Egg Nog recipe (here) and is in the same handwriting that might be Grammy's. I suspect the recipe predates 1952 (see the explanation on the Egg Nog recipe here).

Serves 50 

Ingredients:

• 4 dozen lemons
• 4 quarts grape juice
• 2 1/2 pounds sugar
• 6 quarts ginger ale

Instructions:

1. Mix lemons, grape juice and sugar well
2. Let stand an hour
3. Add ginger ale just before serving

Egg Nog (untested)

This recipe is written in handwriting that I think may be Grammy's. I suspect this recipe predates 1952 because of the ingredient "sherry flavoring" (a brandy-fortified wine). Grammy did not consume alcohol after 1952 when she (along with her husband and two older daughters) was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose members do not partake of alcohol in any form.

Ingredients:

• 12 egg yolks
• 12 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 8 tablespoons sherry flavoring [I'd use a non-alcoholic substitute]
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1. Beat yolks
2. Add sugar gradually
3. Add flavoring and salt
4. Fold in stiff egg whites
5. Beat cream stiff and add
6. Chill before serving

Sunkist Orangeade Recipe

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This recipe is one of a set of gorgeously illustrated vintage Sunkist recipes I found in Grammy's recipe box preserved in nearly pristine condition. Feel free to download the image so you can print it out and use it in your kitchen.

Grape Juice Lemonade recipe (includes Ginger Ale Lemonade and Loganberry Lemonade)

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This recipe is one of a set of gorgeously illustrated vintage Sunkist recipes I found in Grammy's recipe box preserved in nearly pristine condition. Feel free to download the image so you can print it out and use it in your kitchen.

Sunkist Honey Orange and Cherry "Mock-tail" Recipes

I was hesitant about posting this recipe because I am not an advocate for the consumption of alcohol in any form, but then I realized that these "cocktail" recipes are really "mock-tail" recipes that don't call for alcohol at all. Nice! 

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This recipe is one of a set of gorgeously illustrated vintage Sunkist recipes I found in Grammy's recipe box preserved in nearly pristine condition. Feel free to download the image so you can print it out and use it in your kitchen.