I first tried this wonderfully unique beverage at a ladies’ luncheon and have since served it many times. Folks usually request copies of the recipe.
—RENEE OLSON KENDRICK, ID
PREP: 10 MIN. + CHILLING • MAKES: 25 SERVINGS (4 3/4 QUARTS)
2 medium cucumbers
3 cups water
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 liters diet ginger ale, chilled
4 1/2 cups diet grapefruit or citrus soda, chilled
1. With a zester or fork, score cucumbers lengthwise; cut widthwise into thin slices. In a large pitcher, combine water and lemonade concentrate; add cucumbers. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
2. Just before serving, transfer cucumber mixture to a punch bowl; stir in ginger ale and grapefruit soda.
PER SERVING 3/4 cup equals 29 cal., trace fat (trace sat. fat), 0 chol., 15 mg sodium, 7 g carb., trace fiber, trace pro. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.