Frozen Christmas Wreath

Description

 * Makes: 1 ring

Ingredients

 * water, boiled and cooled
 * Fresh or frozen cranberries
 * 1 bunch mint sprigs, fresh
 * 2 lemons

Directions

 * 1) Freeze this floating ring in stages so decorations don't rise to the top.
 * 2) Never use real holly; it is poisonous.
 * 3) In a 10 inch ring mold, freeze ¼ inch water until solid.
 * 4) Pour ⅛" cluster of 3 cranberries around inner edge of mould and freeze till solid.
 * 5) Repeat with second ⅛th inch layer of water and cranberries around outer edge of mould; freeze.
 * 6) Repeat water layer; arrange tiny clusters of mint and single leaves face down among berry clusters to look like holly.
 * 7) Freeze.
 * 8) 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.
 * 9) Pour ⅛ inch water into mould; arrange overlapping lemon slices all around mould.
 * 10) Tuck in mint leaves, face down; freeze.
 * 11) Repeat pouring in water; arrange ring of cranberries against outer edge of mould and freeze.
 * 12) If necessary pour in water to top of mould; freeze.
 * 13) To unmould, dip ring into cold water for 30 seconds; invert on plate and unmould.
 * 14) Slide into punch, rounded side up.