1889 The American Bar-tender's Guide (Australia) by Jerry thomas

CENTURY CLUB PUNCH.

Royal Punch. (For a small party.)

Take 1 pint of hot green tea.

>~ pint of brandy.

s' pint of Jamaica rum. 1 wine-glass of Curaqoa. 1 wine-glass of arrack. Juice of two limes. A, slice of lemon. White sugar to taste. 1 gill of marm calfs-foot jelly.

To be drunk as hot as possible. T his is a composition worthy o f a k i n g , and t h e materials are admi rably b l e nded ; t h e i ne b r i a t i ng effects of the spirits being deadened by the tea, whilst the jelly softens the mix t ure, and destroys the acri– mony of the acid and sugar. The whites of a couple of eggs well beat up to a f roth, may be substituted for the j e ll y where t hat i s not at'hand. If the punch is too st r opg, add more gr een tea to taste. Century glub Punch. Take 1 pint of old Santa Cruz rum. 1 pint of old Jamaica rum. o pintp of water. With the addition of lemon juice and sugar to su i t the taste, this makes a nice punch. The precise portions of spirit and water, or even of the acidity and sweetness, can have no general rule, as scarcely two persons make punch alike.

Ha a e l o c R T o h a o o o s .

Finest Q uahty.