How to Make Ice for Punch

Published on Monday, April 7, 2008, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

How to Make Ice for Punch

Your Bundt pan does double duty as an icemaker.

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  • May I suggest filling the ring with the main beverage so it won't dilute the bowl as it melts!

  • freeze it in layers with different fruits. a layer of oranges at the broad bottom, some lemon in the middle and lime on the top. and if you use the distilled water, even better. Pour any water in slowly and you will introduce less air into it, the less air, the clearer.

  • This recipe brings me back to my husband and and my college days in the early 70's, when we served "Philadelphia Fish House Punch" to our fellow grad students. The recipe came out of a Woman's Day cookbook at that time, and was lethal because it's really delicious, between the peach brandy and the rum, etc. I would suggest a solid block of ice, with a smaller melting surface, however.

  • Could one use components of the punch (less the alcohol) instead of water? Or is that taking things too far?

  • Looks like you used tap water for the mold. If you use bottled or distilled water, you'll get much clearer ice. And if you use a fancy mold or even just a bowl instead of the bundt form (with the hole in the center) the ice will last much longer and chill the punch just as well. The bundt form provides a much larger melting surface than a solid form.

  • It takes a long time to freeze solid - I usually leave 2 days, just in case....

  • LOVE IT!!! what a fantastic idea- I am going to buy a punch bowl, a bundt pan some oranges and some punch right now!!!! (got the alcohol already...) I guess now I need to find a reason to have a party. Thank you so much for an innovative idea.