White Holiday Punch

A wonderfully sweet holiday punch with just a hint of almond. I adopted this recipe and I'm glad that I did :)

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 1 large punch bowl

Ingredients

• 1  cup water
• 2  cups sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1  tablespoon  almond extract
• 6 (2 liter) bottles  carbonated lemon-lime beverage
• 3 (1/2gallon) cartons vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Mix sugar and water in a saucepan.
2. Stir constantly over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
3. Remove from heat, add evaporated milk and almond extract and let cool.
4. Chill until serving time.
5. Combine milk mixture and lemon-lime drink in punch bowl just before serving.
6. Add and stir ice cream, to break ice cream up into small pieces.