Pretty Berry Cherry Punch

This is from the "Essential Christmas Cookbook". It's very pretty and tastes good too! If you want to make it a day or more in advance add everything but the ginger ale until ready to serve.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  cups  lemonade
• 3  cups ginger ale (or more to taste)
• 1  cup  cold black tea
• 14  ounces  pitted  black cherries
• 4  ounces  halved strawberries
• 1 1⁄4 lbs  assorted fresh berries or 1 1⁄4 lbs  frozen berries
• 1  lemon, zest of
• 10  mint leaves, torn

Directions

1. Peel the skin from a lemon with a vegetable peeler, avoiding the bitter white pith. Cut into long thin strips.
2. Drain can of cherries and place in large clear glass pitcher.
3. Add strawberries, assorted berries, lemonade, ginger ale, cold black tea, mint leaves and lemon rind.
4. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
5. Add ice cubes when serving.
6. Can be garnished with berries on a toothpick.