FCS Home

Home
Links
Search
Contact Us
Publications
Hot Topics
Food Topics
Nutrition Topics

Food and Nutrition

Cooking with Barbara Brown

 

 

 


Strawberry Punch
  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 cup water

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice

  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

  • 4 cups sliced strawberries

  • 2 liters sugar-free lemon-lime soda

  1. Combine sugar and water in small saucepan.  Heat almost to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar.  Remove from heat.  Stir in pineapple juice.  Chill well.

  2. Puree lemon juice and strawberries in blender.  Add to chilled juices.  Chill 30 minutes. 

  3. Pour strawberry mixture into punch bowl.  Slowly add chilled soda. 

 Yields 24 servings.

Nutrition Facts
Servings per recipe: 24 .................
Amount Per Serving
Calories 24..........................          Calories from fat trace
............................................................                    % Daily Value
Total Fat trace............................     81                          0%
.........Saturated fat trace                                                 0%
Cholesterol 0mg.....3                                                     0%
Sodium 2mg........                                                         1%
Carbohydrate 11g............                                             4%
............Dietary Fiber 1g........                                    13   3%
Protein trace .......Vi                                                       0%
Vitamin A: 0%.....             Vitamin C: 27%            Folacin: 2%
Calcium: 1%.........             Iron: 1%                Potassium: 2%     

Source: Modified from original source: May Day Strawberry Punch by Carolyn Quick Tillery, African-American Heritage Cookbook at http://www.recipehound.com/Recipes2/6126.html

Provided by:

Barbara Brown
Food Specialist
OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
bbrown@okstate.edu