George IV's Punch

Ingredients

• j^ pound of sugar
• grated rind of 1 lemon
• 2 oranges, with the juice and pulp
• 1 cup of boiling water
• ^ pint of pineapple syrup
• )4 pint of strong green tea
• 1 large glass of maraschino
• 5 tablespoonfuls of rum
• 1 pint of brandy
• 1 pint or more of champagne

Method

1. 1

   Mix sugar, lemon rind, and orange juice with boiling water, stir until cold.

2. 2

   Add pineapple syrup, green tea, maraschino, rum, brandy, and champagne.

3. 3

   Strain, add more sugar if desired, and serve very cold.

As published

This recipe was extracted from With a saucepan over the sea (1902) by Adelaide Keen, page 74. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

j^ pound of sugar, grated rind of I lemon, and 2 oranges, with the juice and pulp. Add I cup of boiling water, stir until cold, then add ^ pint of pineapple syrup, )4 pint of 226 With a Saucepan over the Sea strong green tea, i large glass of maraschino, 5 tablespoonfuls of rum, i pint of brandy, and i pint or more of champagne. Strain, add more sugar, if desired, and serve very cold. PONY PUNCH. Mix I cup of gunpowder tea, the zest of a lemon rubbed on 3 lumps of sugar, i teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon, juice of 3 lemons, a little nutmeg, and J^ pound of sugar made into syrup, with J^ pint of water, also i pint of white wine, J^ pint each of brandy, rum, and whiskey. Mix, boil it, and strain it. Serve very hot. INSTITUTION CUP. Mix I pint of champagne, i gill of pineapple syrup, I gill of strawberry syrup, i sliced orange, and I glass of brandy. Shake well and pour into tumblers half full of shaved ice. OXFORD GRACE CUP. The juice of a lemon, and the thin grated rind of a lemon, must be added to some beer, i yi pints, then add i pint of sherry, and sugar to taste. Stir until dissolved, add 4 slices of toasted bread, and set aside for 2 hours. Add a grating of nutmeg and serve cold. 227 With a Saucepan over the Sea CHAMPAGNE CUP. Mix I bottle of champagne, 2 bottles of soda water, a glass of brandy, a glass of Cura^oa, some slices of cucumber peel, and the juice of a lemon. Moselle or Sauteme can be made into cups, the same way. GRANDFATHER'S NIGHTCAP. {Old English.) Fifty or a hundred years ago every middle-aged gentleman, and a great many ladies, took a hot drink before retiring at nine or ten o'clock. Nowa- days, the same class of people are apt to sit up very late and to depend upon drugs for a good night's sleep. Beat the yolk of i e^ with ^ teaspoonfiil of allspice and i gill of rum, a tablespoonful of sugar melted in i cup of boiling water.

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.