PINK RHUBARB PUNCH

Pink Rhubarb Punch image

Rhubarb is the featured ingredient in this blush-colored punch. A friend passed the recipe on to me, and we enjoy it so much that I thought others might, too. -Rebecca Mininger, Jeromesville, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 20 servings (about 5 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

8 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
8 cups water
2-1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin powder
2 cups boiling water
2 cups pineapple juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
6 cups ginger ale, chilled
Optional: Fresh pineapple wedges, sliced strawberries and sliced lemons

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, bring rhubarb and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid (save rhubarb for another use). , In a large bowl, dissolve sugar and gelatin powder in boiling water. Stir in pineapple and lemon juices. Stir in rhubarb liquid; refrigerate until chilled. , Just before serving, pour into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale. If desired, garnish with fruit.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 11mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.