As kids, we were hooked on Hawaiian Punch. For Dad’s funeral party, we planned to make a lot of Hawaiian Punch from the big cans because it was a sweet beverage that was easy to make and everyone liked. Mom was the only one who could pierce the top of the steel cans because she was the strongest. She told us: “You can dilute the punch with water and make a gallon from one can.…You need two holes in the can—one to pour and one to vent.” My sister Cathy and I didn’t understand what this meant but believed it as fact. We helped by washing out old milk jugs with dish soap and water so we could store the punch in the refrigerator. This took some work because the more water you added to the container, the more soap suds appeared. At that time, in the late 1970s, California...

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