Christmas Punch

Directions

1. 1
   Pour boiling water over tea, let it steep a few minutes and strain; sweet to taste.
2. 2
   When cold, add juices, taste and add more sugar if necessary.
3. 3
   Just before serving, add ginger ale.
4. 4
   This will make about 125 punch cups.
5. 5
   Serve in
6. 6
   large punch bowl with block of ice in it.
7. 7
   Top the ice with a sprig of Oregon holly if you like, float orange slice in punch to which halves of red maraschino cherries and green mint cherries have been speared with cocktail picks.
8. 8
   Pour the syrup from cherries into punch.