1862 The Bartender's Guide price $2,50 by Jerry Thomas

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AliKACK.

This is a delicious and safe drink for a mixed eveniug party. Cool before serving.

48. Canadian Punch.

2 quarts of rye whiskey. 1 pint of Jamaica rum. C lemons, sliced. 1 pineapple, do. 4 quarts of water. Sweeten to taste, and ice.

Tip-Top Punch.

49.

(For a party of five.)

1 bottle of champagne. 2 do. soda-water. 1 liqueur glass of Cura9oa. 2 table-spoonfuls of powdered sugar. 1 slice of pineapple, cut up. Put all the ingredients together in a small punch-bowl, mix well, and serve in champagne goblets.

50. Arrack.

Most of the arrack imported into this country is dis- tilled from rice, and comes from Batavia. It is but little used in America, except to flavor punch ; the taste 'of it

Arrack improves very

is very agreeable in this mixture.

much used in some parts of India,

much with age.

It is

where it is distilled from toddy ^

the juice of the cocoanut

tree. made by adding to a bowl of punch a few grains of benzoin, commonly called flowers of Benjamin. See recipe No. 36, in "27ie Manual for the 3Ianuf act lire of Cordials^ etc.^^ in the end of this volume. An imitation of arrack punch is