Name: Mint Punch
Ingredients: 1 c Powdered sugar; 4 Lemons; 24 Sprigs of mint; chopped fine; 1 c Sugar; 12 Stalks mint; 8 c Ginger ale; 4 c Water; 4 c Shaved ice

Christians can be and ought to be content with the simple necessities of life… First, when you have God near you and for you, you don’t need extra money or extra things to give you peace and security… God is always better than gold… Second, we can be content with the simplicity because the deepest, most satisfying delights God gives us through creation are free gifts from nature and from loving relationships with people. After your basic needs are met, accumulated money begins to diminish your capacity for these pleasures rather than increase them. Buying things contributes absolutely nothing to the heart’s capacity for joy… Third, we should be content with the simple necessities of life because we could invest the extra we make for what really counts (God’s kingdom).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverage	50	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Powdered sugar
4		Lemons
24		Sprigs of mint; chopped fine
1	c	Sugar
12		Stalks mint
8	c	Ginger ale
4	c	Water
4	c	Shaved ice

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice, and mint sprigs and set aside for 2 hours.
Combine granulated sugar, mint stalks, water, and cut up rind of the 4
lemons. Boil together about 5 minutes; allow to cool. Stir the two mixtures
together and strain. To 1 quart of this stock add, just before serving, 2
quarts of ginger ale, 1 quart shaved ice. Stock may be nade several days
ahead of use and stored in refrigerator. Yield: 1 gallon punch.
From <The Progressive Farmer's Southern Country Cookbook>, by the editors
of the 'Progressive Farmer Magazine'.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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