Swamp Punch

$3 - $5 (based on 2016 prices) 

Makes one gallon of punch 

I stumbled on this recipe purely by accident. I love creating drink mixtures with Kool-Aid packets (it makes me feel like a mad scientist). This particular drink was born by curiously fusing blue raspberry lemonade and orange. The combination produces a swampy green concoction that, although bizarre in color, possesses an interestingly refreshing taste. A majority of the fun comes with the presentation: serve the punch in a cauldron, a collection of grungy mason jars, or a hollowed-out gourd.

• One gallon of water
• One cup sugar
• One 0.22 oz. packet of orange flavored drink mix
• One 0.22 oz. packet of blue raspberry lemonade flavored drink mix
• One waterproof cauldron large enough to hold the punch
• One 12 oz. bag of sour gummy worms
  

1. In a large pitcher, mix together the packets of flavoring and sugar, adding one gallon of water and stirring until the sugar is well dissolved. To give the punch more fizz, use two two-liter bottles of lemon-lime flavored soft drink rather than water and sugar.

2. Pour the mixture into the cauldron and, before serving, drop gummy worms into it. You can also place the worms at the bottom of empty glasses and allow guests to drown them with the swampy juice.