What you need:
3-5 lemons, sliced in rings
green herbs (mint and thyme are my faves)
6-10 cups of boiled water
1-2 cups of ice
A bundt pan
Now, there’s something to know about ice rings… whatever you want to show up on the TOP of the ice ring should be on the bottom of your bundt pan. This means that unless you have a clear glass bundt pan you won’t really know what the ring will look like until you unfreeze it. As you’re positioning your lemons and herbs, just be sure to put enough greenery underneath the lemons so it shows up. Then, you’ll want to add some water (just enough to freeze all your stuff together NOT enough to float the lemons and herbs). You’ll also want to add about 1-2cups of ice to weigh all the lemon slices down and make sure they didn’t float. Then, you’ll put the whole shebang into the freezer for about an hour.
At this point pull out any ice that didn’t freeze, and add another layer of water, then freeze it. Do this two more times.
When it’s time to remove your ice ring, flip the bundt pan over into your punch bowl, wrap a warm, wet towel around it, until the outside of the ring melts and it falls out.
You may find that your lemons/herbs/whatever else you used to decorate your ring may be covered in a bit of water. You can use a hair drier to melt a bit of that water so that your ring looks snazzy. This isn’t totally necessary as the whole thing will slowly melt into your punch anyway. 😉
it’s so easy, right? and so lovely…. I wish punch in bowls was more of a thing! I think I’m going to try to bring it back since punch in jars is so popular at swanky bars.
OH y’all… on weekends like we’ve had, I feel like a little daffodil peeking out of my leaves and praying for more warmth and sunshine. I LOVE winter, but gosh, when the sun is warm and bright after some grey, cold weeks, I just can’t help but get excited for spring. Yesterday it was so gorgeous and Wagner and I were having so much fun being outside, I called my friend Lauren to come over for a drink on the porch. She couldn’t make it, but I had made a batch of a punch that is JUST RIGHT for warm, sunshiney days, so I had a little sip by myself. 😉 You’ll DEFINITELY want to make your own batch for this weekend, but since it has to steep for a couple of days, make it NOW so you’re ready for your weekend picnic, or porch sitting, or tailgating.
