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Heidelberg Punch

From Soyer's standard cookery, 1912

Serves 6

Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Soyer's standard cookery (1912) by Nicolas Soyer, page 271. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Heidelberg Punch. Slice a large cucumber and mix with three tablespoonfuls of sugar and the thin rind of a lemon. Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours and then pour over it a pint of claret, a pint of Vichy or soda-water, half a tumblerful of sherry, and three tablespoonfuls of brandy

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