Post #152764 by mrs. pineapple on Wed, Apr 13, 2005 2:04 PM

a COUPLE of 5 gallon containers? that's a LOT of rum punch, man! Seriously, how many people are coming? We had about 50 people to Mr. Pineapple's 40th, and we (well, Martiki & Rebecca) made Painkiller punch and another punch, (I think he did Trader Vic's or Coronado Luau, but I'm not sure, he 'diluted' it with champagne??)

Martiki - what punch do you make with the champagne??

I think all together, we spent less than $150 on booze, umbrellas, etc. The punch recipes in the Grog Log are powerful, and are meant to sit with some ice melting in them, so 2.5 gallons of Mai Tais, with 2.5 gallons of ice, tadaa! 5 gallon Mai Tai.

Here is an excellent tip we learned pre-birthday party: the morning of the party go to the fish/meat counter at the big grocery store, take an empty cooler, and ask the meat manager to fill it from their ice crusher. Once they've laid the meat out, the ice machine refills itself, and they don't need more till the next day. The ice is clean and crushed to perfection, and if you send your wife, girlfriend or sister :wink: ask super nice, explain the festive occasion, and offer to pay for it, they will most likely give you cooler full of crushed ice for FREE! This is for the drink cups, and freeze a big giant block for the 5 gallon containers, they'll melt slow, and the crushed ice in the cup will dilute the punch! Have a lovely Birthday!