Captain's Punch
From:	Christyne, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Comments:	The better the rum tastes, the better the punch will taste. To make a large ice 'cube', freeze water into a large plastic container or into a tube cake pan; ice will take longer to melt.
Ingredients	Preparation
1 cup [250 mL] lemon juice 4 cups [1 L] pineapple juice 4 cups [1 L] orange juice 3/4 cup [190 mL] pineapple chunks, with juice 2 oranges, nicely cut 5 ounces [150 mL] red Maraschino cherries, with juice 3 cups [750 mL] spice amber rum or any other rum, to taste Lots of ice cubes Ice cubes with a cherry frozen inside the cubes [optional] 2 1/2 cups [625 mL] ginger beer	Mix together lemon juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, pineapple chunks with juice, orange shapes and cherries with juice into a punch bowl. Pour in rum; refrigerate for 1 hour, more for more taste. Just before serving, add ice cubes [some plain and, if desired, some decorated with a cherry]. Pour in cold ginger beer, for a sparkling punch.