Cranberry Cream Punch

Cranberry Ice Ring (recipe, below) or ice cubes
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounce) can frozen cranberry juice cocktail concentrate, thawed
1 cup cranberry-flavored liqueur (De Kuyper), optional (see note below)
Red food coloring, optional
2 (1 liter) bottles club soda or ginger ale, chilled
Fresh mint leaves, optional

Prepare and freeze cranberry ice ring.

At serving time, in punch bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk and cranberry concentrate. Stir in liqueur and food coloring if desired.

Just before serving, add club soda and Cranberry Ice Ring or ice cubes. Garnish with mint leaves if desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator. Makes about 32 servings.

Cranberry Ice Ring: Combine 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail and 1 1/2 cups water. Pour 1/2 cup of the cranberry juice mixture into 1 1/2 quart ring mold. Arrange 3/4 to 1 cup fresh cranberries and life slices and/or fresh mint leaves in mold; freeze. Refrigerate remaining cranberry juice mixture until mixture in mold is frozen. Pour remaining cranberry juice mixture into mold; freeze.

You can find a recipe for cranberry liqueur at...
http://www.guntheranderson.com/liqueurs/cranberr.htm
but plan ahead - it takes 4 weeks!