Way Out West Wild Mustang Grape Juice - Family Recipe Fridays

Summer's coming! 

With summer, comes berries, wild berries!

And grapes!  Wild grapes!

Sorry to not have posted anything for sometime, but life kidnapped me.

We took a trip to Texas, where we were met by my favorite college freshman (son!)!

We stayed on a family ranch, where I took a gazillion pictures.

All sorts of wildflowers provided a feast for our eyes!

Staying on the place brought back memories

of driving on country roads in the summer time,

searching for sand plums so Mom could make plum jelly.

YUM!

By the time there are sand plums, the grapes are usually in season too.

or close anyway!

I found this recipe that Henry Vissotzky had written on some memo paper

from his desk at Tarleton State University.

Maybe this will be the summer for me to try to make

Wild Mustang Grape Juice!

Sentimental Sundays - Orange Mint Drink Wedding Punch

I have no idea how old this recipe is. 

At least as old as Canada Dry Ginger Ale, which according to Wikipedia was created in 1904.

I DO know that this is the same punch recipe that

Bernice Faires Parker used at her daughter's wedding.

(Wilma June Parker to Henry Vissotzky). 

It was also used at her granddaughters weddings.

It may have even been used at Bernice's wedding to

Harvey Kenneth Parker in the 1920s...

which would mean that this recipe really is from Bernice's Mom,

 Birdie Belle Neighbors. 

Although that is somewhat presumptious,

because it could just as well have come from Harvey's mom,

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Andress, for their wedding.

I used it at my son's Boy Scout Eagle Award ceremony. 

Whenever he gets married, it will most likely be HIS wedding punch.

Bernice used to always make it for us when we would go visit her in Texas.

Let me tell you, there is nothing like it on a hot Texas day!

Not even sweet tea.

It's all about tradition!