Frolicking Spiked Cranberry Punch

Frolicking Spiked Cranberry Punch This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Hartman Estate in Arlington, Texas in 1984.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 8 heaping teaspoons herb tea
 * 3 cups freshly boiled water
 * ½ cup granulated sugar
 * 4 quarts chilled cranberry juice
 * 16 ounce can whole cranberry sauce
 * 2 cups vodka
 * 28 ounce bottle tonic water
 * 2 lemons sliced

Directions

 * 1) Place tea in warmed teapot and pour in water.
 * 2) Cover and let steep for 12 minutes.
 * 3) Strain tea pressing with back of spoon to extract all possible liquid.
 * 4) Stir in sugar then add cranberry juice, cranberry sauce, vodka and tonic water then mix well.
 * 5) Add lemon slices and ice cubes then ladle into cups.