Grandma's Green Beat

By Anonymous -

“My Grandma always made this for any get-together we had down on the farm. Fast, easy, and great tasting punch!

Wouldn’t have a party without it!”


Ingredients:


  • 2 (0.13 ounce) packages

    unsweetened lemon-lime flavored drink mix (such as KOOL-AID®)

  • 2 cups

    white sugar

  • 8 cups

    cold water

  • 1 (46 fluid ounce) can

    pineapple juice

  • 1 (2 liter) bottle

    lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®), chilled

Directions:


  • Mix lemon lime drink mix , sugar, cold water and pineapple juice in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved and drink the mixture ; cool to cold for about 1 hour .

  • Gently stir the lemon-lime soda in a punch before serving .


Grandma's Green Beat

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