Punch, to Make

Ingredients

• two lemons
• some lumps of sugar
• some boiling water
• rum
• brandy

Method

1. 1

   Rub some lumps of sugar over the lemons, till all the yellow part of the skin has been taken off.

2. 2

   Put these lumps into a bowl, and squeeze as much lemon juice to them as is requisite to give sufficient acidity.

3. 3

   Then add the proper quantity of sugar; mix the sugar and juice well together, to which add some boiling water, and mix till the whole be cool.

4. 4

   Take rum and brandy, equal quantities, and mix with the above; the quantity of spirits according to taste.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Consult me (1902) by Robert Kemp Philp, page 405. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PUNCH, to Make. — Take two lemons, and rub some lumps of sugar over them, till all the yellow part of the skin has been taken off. Put these lumps into a bowl, and squeeze as much lemon juice to them as is requisite to Rive sufficient acidity. Then add the proper quantity of sugar ; mix the sugar and juice well together, to which add some boiling water, and mix till the whole be cool. Take rum and brandy

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