Govenor’s Mansion Summer Peach Punch

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

1 gallon

Source: Southern Living

Categories: Cold Beverage

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 3 family-size tea bags
  • 2 cups loosely packed fresh mint leaves
  • 1 (34 ounce) bottle peach nectar
  • 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 1/2 cup simple syrup
  • 1 liter ginger ale, chilled
  • 1 liter club soda, chilled
  • fresh mint sprig

Directions

  1. To make simple syrup?bring 2 cups water and 1 cup water to a boil; boil, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved; cool to room temperature (you will use ½ cup of this mixture).

  2. To make punch: bring 4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; add tea bags and mint leaves.

  3. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat; cover and steep 10 minutes.

  4. Remove and discard tea bags and mint.

  5. Pour into a 1 gallon container; add peach nectar, lemonade concentrate, and simple syrup; stir to combine.

  6. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight.

  7. Pour chilled tea mixture into a punch bowl; stir in ginger ale and club soda just before serving; garnish with fresh mint sprigs.

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