1896 Fancy Drinks and Poplular Beverages by the only William (paper cover)

PUNCHES.

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389. '.2lnotf)ct·. Rub the peel of two lemons on one and a half pounds of lump– sugar; put this in a tureen; add gradually the juice of the two lemons, a quart of hot milk, one quart of hot water, some pieces of vanilla, cut into small pieces, a little grated nutmeg, and a bottle of good arrack, and let the well-covered tureen stand over night. The following morning you filter the thick fluid through a flannel bag, until it gets clear; fill into bottles, and serve the punch cold; it may be kept as Jong as you please. 390. '.2lnotlJcr. In a bottle of fine rum put the thinly peeled rind of three oranges and three lemons; cork the bottle well, and Jet the bot– tle stand two days. After this rub the rind of six lemons on two pounds of loaf-sugar, squeeze their juice and that of the for– merly peeled lemons and oranges over the sugar; add two quarts of boiling water, one and a half quarts of boiling milk, and half a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, and mix all well until the sugar is dissolved. Now add the rum; strain the punch until it is per– fectly clear; fill into bottles, and cork them very well. Such a milk-punch is a beverage refreshing and harmless, whjch, in summer especially, for excursions, picnics, etc., can– not be too highly appreciated. . 391. ..ifinlaner Jllilk :)punc~. This punch is prepared like our first "English Milk Punch;" only take Santa Cruz rum instead of Jamaica rum, and leave the nutmeg out. 392. lllnnn Jllilk fPunclJ. A quart of fresh milk is slowly heated to boiling with the thin peel of a small lemon ; then strain the milk, beat it with the yolks of four eggs, stirred up beforehand in cold milk; add a wineglass– ful of brandy, and two wineglassfuls of rum; beat all over a ~low pre to foam, and fill into glasses.