Cool Drink

I enjoy a monthly magazine called Gun and Garden very much. It is kind of a Southern Living with concentration on the title. Like Southern Living, Gun and Garden has great recipes for game, vegetables and drinks.
Last month, this one caught my eye; I waited for the July 4th holiday weekend and fixed a batch. The drink is cold, sweet and strong, a little like a Long Island Ice Tea freezer pop.
Copied verbatim from the Gun and Garden website, this drink is called the Bourbon Slush.
Ingredients:

• 6 cups water
• 2 cups strong tea
• 2 cups bourbon
• 1 cup sugar
• One 6-ounce container frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• One 6-ounce container frozen lemon juice concentrate, thawed
• Garnish: Mint sprigs or lemon slices (optional)

1. Combine the water, tea, bourbon, sugar, orange and lemon juice concentrate in a large container or bowl, and mix until sugar dissolves.
2. Pour into two gallon-size freezer bags.
3. Freeze until an hour before serving.
4. Place the frozen punch in a large bowl and let thaw, breaking up every 15 minutes.
5. When punch is melted, add more ice or water as desired.
6. Serve in punch cups.
7. Garnish, if desired.

Strong Tea

• 2 cups water
• 1 family-size or 4 regular tea bags
• Boil the water. Add the tea bag(s) and let steep until cool. Discard the tea bag(s) and set aside

Serves 16–18

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