Banana Slush Punch (Hilda)

11/2 c                   sugar                                                3c               pineapple juice
3 c                        water                                                2 tbsp         lemon juice
3                           Bananas - ripe                                  1 - 2 litre     Sprite, Mountain Dew, or
                                                                                                        Sparkling Grapefruit cocktail

In a saucepan, combine sugar and water.  Bring to a boil and boil gently for 5 min.  Cool.  Put bananas, pineapple juice, and lemon juice in a blender and blend until bananas are  well mashed.  Mix with sugar mixture in a non-metal container and freeze.  Remove from freezer 2 or 3 hours before serving.  Put punch mixture in punch bowl and mash as it thaws.  Just before serving, add the bottle of pop and stir.