Banana Slush Punch

Ingredients:

6 cups water
1-1/2 cups sugar
5 ripe bananas, peeled
46 oz. can unsweetened pineapple juice
12 oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
12 oz. can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2-1/2 quarts ginger ale or 7-Up

Preparation:

In large saucepan, heat water and sugar to a rolling boil. Remove from heat and cool completely. In large bowl, mash bananas and blend with some of the pineapple juice. Strain through mesh strainer. Then add cooled sugar syrup and remaining juices (NOT ginger ale or 7Up). Freeze in a 5-quart freezer container, stirring once during the freezing process.
To serve, let frozen mixture stand at room temperature for 1-2 hours until softened.

Directions:

Transfer to punch bowl, and add ginger ale. You can also make individual servings of this by scooping frozen mixture into glasses, filling 1/2 full, then filling the remainder of the way with ginger ale or 7-Up.