American Punch

Ingredients

• the peel of six lemons
• one pound of loaf sugar
• the juice of oranges
• four pounds of loaf sugar
• five cloves
• two quarts of water
• one and one-half pints of green tea
• a pint of brandy
• a quart of rum
• a quart of champagne
• a cup of well-sweetened chartreuse
• three oranges
• a lemon cut in slices

Method

1. 1

   Rub the peel of six lemons on one pound of loaf sugar; squeeze their juice and that of two oranges on it, carefully removing the seeds.

2. 2

   Add four pounds of loaf sugar, five cloves, and two quarts of water.

3. 3

   Skim well, fill into bottles, and keep for the punch.

4. 4

   Then mix one and one-half pints of green tea, a pint of brandy, a quart of rum, a quart of champagne, and a cup of well-sweetened chartreuse into a punch bowl.

5. 5

   Add a lump of ice, three oranges, and a lemon cut in slices.

6. 6

   Let stand two hours, stirring repeatedly to blend well.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A bachelors cupboard (1906) by A. Lyman Phillips, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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