NEW YEAR'S APPLE PUNCH

[Olga Drozd]

NEW YEAR'S APPLE PUNCH:

1 orange
1 lemon
1 cup sugar
1 cup vodka
1 quart apple juice

Cut the orange and lemon into thin slices (do not peel) and sprinkle with sugar; refrigerate overnight. The next morning add the vodka and let stand at room temperature. In the afternoon add the apple juice. Stir well and chill until serving time. Makes 8 servings.

An old Ukrainian proverb states that, "A good, warmed vodka makes a carnation bloom inside your stomach."