Frozen Christmas Wreath


 * 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 stage so decoration don"t rise to the top and add to a holiday punch bowl.


 * 1) Never use real holly; it is poisonous.


 * 1) In a 10 inch ring mold, freeze ¼ inch water until solid.


 * 1) Pour 1/8" cluster of 3 cranberries around inner edge of mould and freeze till solid.


 * 1) Repeat with second 1/8th inch layer of water and cranberries around outer edge of mould; freeze.


 * 1) Repeat water layer; arrange tiny clusters of mint and single leaves face down among berry clusters to look like holly.


 * 1) Freeze.


 * 1) 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.


 * 1) Pour 1/8 inch water into mould; arrange overlapping lemon slices all around mould.


 * 1) Tuck in mint leaves, face down; freeze.


 * 1) Repeat pouring in water; arrange ring of cranberries against outer edge of mould and freeze.


 * 1) If necessary pour in water to top of mould; freeze.


 * 1) To unmould, dip ring into cold water for 30 seconds; invert on plate and unmould.


 * 1) Slide into punch, rounded side up.