PLUTONIUM PUNCH (Punch)

Member Name: GentleGenius

Product:	Punch
Date:	06/09/08 (85 review reads)
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Advantages: Great at insulating your sensitivities when the world becomes too strident/harsh

Disadvantages: Easily overdone - if you overdo it you'll be very ill, so take care!

PLUTONIUM PUNCH

Well I know it's still only early September, but yesterday I saw the first hint of Christmas - cards, decorations and advent calenders for sale in a my local shopping arcade! I was rather surprised, as in more recent years the Christmas frenzy has usually begun in or around mid-August.

Though as a child I loved Christmas (don't all children?), it's an event that these days I prefer to bypass as much as other people will let me, but sometimes I do get caught and find myself agreeing to spend at least part of Christmas Day around somebody else's house, and have to suffer the agonies of the damned, especially when there are noisy kids involved. I really do prefer to spend Christmas alone, and it truly isn't a problem for me, but most other people feel sorry for me and believe I ought to join in their festivities. Of course, they are doing this out of kindness and concern, but I've never yet been able to make most people understand that it's my choice and makes me very happy to be alone at Christmas.

Whenever I'm unsuccessful in politely refusing people's offers to spend part of Christmas with them, I like to take some liquid refreshment along, as firstly it's a sharing thing and a "thank you for inviting me" token, plus I then don't feel guilty at filling my own glass to the brim several times over, and reaching a blissful state of three-parts insobriety which goes a long way towards helping me detach from the noise the kids are making, and take everything going around me in my alcohol-induced stride.

Some years ago, I managed to concoct an almost toxic punch recipe, which tastes divine - everyone loves it - and it does an excellent job of creating a deliciously euphoric, alcohol-induced fuzz that makes most uncomfortable social gatherings almost enjoyable.

I thought I'd share this recipe with other DooYoo users, in case they suffer from the same syndrome as mine and need something to turn to when the jollity gets too much.

SERIOUS WARNING: This punch truly is potentially lethal, so take it easy and in small steps

INGREDIENTS (lasts approx. 6 to 10 people for around 3 hours, depending on size of measures poured)

1 bottle peach-flavoured Thunderbird wine
1 litre dark rum (warmed slightly)
1 litre vodka
1 pint boiling water
5 raspberry flavoured fruit tea bags
4 large cartons coconut & pineapple juice
2 tins pineapple chunks in juice
2 large Jaffa oranges, sliced into rings (keep the peel on)
2 limes, sliced into rings (keep the peel on)
A few sprinkles of nutmeg powder or cinnamon powder

METHOD

Drop the tea bags into the boiling water and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Fish the tea bags out and squeeze, then discard.

In a large heat-proof punch bowl, mix the fruit tea with the warmed rum, Thunderbird and vodka. Stir thoroughly.

Mix the tins of pineapple chunks (juice too) with the coconut & pineapple juice in a large saucepan, and heat until just starting to bubble around the edges.....don't let it boil. Pour the mixture into the punch bowl with the rum, vodka and Thunderbird, and stir thoroughly.

Place the punchbowl in a warm place, like next to a coal fire or central heating radiator, float the orange and lime pieces on the surface, and sprinkle the whole mixture with the nutmeg or cinnamon powder.

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As said above, this is a truly powerful drink that really deserves the name "punch". It is best drunk while still warm, as firstly it tastes better that way and secondly, the effect of it is felt much more quickly.

This is a brilliant tasting punch that will after just one wine glass full, make you feel mellow and a little giggly.....a second glass will bring down that transparent but protective curtain over a psyche that is being hammered by too much "excessive jollity" noise.....a third glass will waft you up to a place of utter euphoria.....a fourth glass will pin you to the wall (or to the floor!) - beyond that, is anybody's guess, but in the words of the late Dean Martin, and I quote....."You aren't really drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on!".

To all those brave enough to try this punch......I hope you enjoy, but please take it easy as it is the most powerful alcoholic drink I've ever come across.

Summary: Try it....it's delicious!