1891 Cocktail Botthby's American Bar-Tender

PUNCHES.

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232. GOTHIC PUNCH. Place twelve tablespoonfuls of bar sugar in a large punch bowl with the juice of a dozen limes. Dissolve in two bottles of Catawba wine and one bottle of good claret. Add a quart of champagne, a large lump of ice and some sliced pineapple. Serve in thin glassware.

233. HUB PUNCH, BOSTON STYLE. Into a small cut bar glass place about two teaspoonfuls of gum syrup, the juice of one lemon, a piece of ice, a jigger of cognac and a dash of St. Croix rum. Stir, decorate and serve.

234. IMPERIAL PUNCH. The proper way to brew this celebrated Cnlifornia beverage is to make it without the use of any water, and to use half champagne and half whiskey or brandy. Of course this makes a very rich and expensive drink as well as a very intoxicating one, but the following recipe is the correct thing, and has never bren published before. Into a large punch goblet place two jiggers of whiskey or cognac (whichever the customer prefers) and a piece of ice about as large as an egg. Then place a tablespoonful of sugar in a medium-size mixing-glass with the juice of two limes. Add a little dash of Curat;lOa and as much cham– pagne as you have used liquor. Stir thoroughly and pour into the goblet of liquor and icc. Stir again and serve without decorations of any kind.

235. MAITRANK OR MAY-WINE PUNCH. Into a large punch bowl place four tablE-spoonfuls of sugar, a jigger of mar– aschino, a jigger of Curat;:oa, the juice of five lemons and a bottle of prepared May-wine (see Maitrank or May-wine). Stir until sugar is all dissolved, and place a large piece of ice in the bowl. When ready to serve add one-half syphon of seltzer and decorate with fruits. Serve in thin glassware.

236. MILK PUNCH. Into a large mixing-glass place a dessertspoonful of sugar, a jigger of cognac and a dash of St. Croix rum, and fill the balance of the glass with good milk. Then place some cracked ice in a large shaker, shake well, pour into very large cut glass, grate nutmeg on top, and serve with straws.