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Frozen Christmas Wreath
 
cranberries
1 bunch fresh mint sprigs
2 lemons
 
In a 10 inch ring mold, freeze 1/4 inch water until solid. Pour
1/8 inch of water. Place a ccluster of 3 cranberries around inner
edge of mould and freeze till solid. Repeat with second 1/8th inch
layer of water and cranberries around outer edge of mould; freeze.
Repeat water layer; arrange tiny clusters of mint and single leaves
face down among berry clusters to look like holly. Freeze.  Using
stripper and working from top to bottom, cut 8 evenly spaced ridges
out of rind of each lemon; cut each lemon into 8 thin rounds. Pour
1/8 inch water into mould; arrange overlapping lemon slices all
around mould. Tuck in mint leaves, face down; freeze. Repeat pouring
in water; arrange ring of cranberries against outer edge of mould
and freeze. If necessary pour in water to top of mould; freeze. To
unmould, dip ring into cold water for 30 seconds; invert on plate
and unmould. Slide into punch, rounded side up.

Printable version: ice-ring.txt.