1872 Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks (Mixellany)

PUNCH .

Whene'er a bowl of punch we make, Four striking opposites we take— The strong, the small, the sharp, the sweet, Together mixed, most kindly meet. And when they happily unite, The bowl is " fragrant with delight/ 1

THIS delicious beverage, which, if compounded in a proper manner, is not so intoxicating as it has the character of being, is a composition of sugar, lemon, water, or milk, and spirit, with the addition of some aromatic or cordial; wine being sometimes substituted for the spirit. There is no precise rule for making punch, no two persons agreeing in the exact proportions of the in- gredients. The great secret is that the mixture should be so happily compounded that nothing