Recipe: Watermelon Punch :-)

Watermelon Punch

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 small, evenly-shaped watermelon
1/4 cup brandy
1 can (12 oz) lemon-lime soda
Ice cubes
1 teaspoon shelled pine nuts

In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; cool. Scoop
watermelon with a melon baller; discard seeds. Pour sugar syrup
over watermelon balls. Scoop remaining watermelon; squeeze in a
clean cloth to extract juice. Combine watermelon balls,
watermelon juice, and brandy; chill. Cut the upper edge of the
watermelon shell in a saw-tooth design and use as a punch bowl.
Just before serving, add watermelon mixture, soda, and ice cubes
to watermelon shell. Sprinkle with nuts. Makes 10 to 12
servings.