" the Recipe" Champagne Punch

Southerners are great lovers of punches on festive occasions. This recipe is called "The Recipe" because it was popular not only in Charleston but in upstate SC in the "Bible Belt" to disguise the fact that it was "spiked". This is from St. Michael's Church in Charleston, SC. The submitter suggests that you make an ice ring out of ingredients used in the punch, placing pineapple slices and maraschino cherries in the ring as well.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 30 punch cups

Ingredients

• 1  quart cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 (6 ounce) can  frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1  quart  pineapple juice
• 2  cups brandy
• 2 (3/4liter) bottles  champagne, not the very expensive kind

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl and float an ice ring on top.