1922 Home-Made Beverages and American Drinks by M E Steedman

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Home-made Beverages.

S3nnip and t\vo bottles of champagne. Serve in champagne glasses with two ripe strawberries floating in each. Devonshire Punch. Put a bottle each of whisky and rum, half a bottle of brandy, and one and a half gills of port into a pan, add one and a half gills of strained lemon juice,and sugar and boiling water to taste, stir over the fire till hot,then serve. East Indian Punch. Rub 2 oz. sugar on to the rinds of 4 lemons, pound it and place it in a punch bowl with a quart of port, a pint of brandy, a pint of lime juice, a gill of arrack, 4 sprigs of sjringa, and sugar to taste. Let it stand in ice for an hour, then add 3 or 4 bottles of iced soda water (according to the strength required)and serve. Elderberry Punch. Put a thinly sliced lemon into a punch bowl, add a bottle of elderberry wine, one and a half pints of boiling water and sugar to taste, and grate a little nutmeg over the top. English Punch. Rub5 oz.loafsugar on to the rind of3lemons, place it in a saucepan, add 4 cloves, half inch of cinnamon, a good pinch of grated nutmeg, a pint of brandy,a pint of rum,thestrainedjuice of the lemons, and a quart of boiling water; heat gradually but do not let it boil, then pour into a punch bowl and serve at once. Punch i la Franqaise. Rub 12 oir. loaf- sugar on to the rind of 2 lemons and 2 oranges, and put it into a pan with the strained juice, a quart of freshly made tea, a bottle of rum, and a bottle of brandy. Let it become hot, then add the strained juice of six oranges, and a little more sugar if neces sary and serve. Gin Punch. Rub6oz.sugar on to the rind of4lemons,and put it into a punch bowlwith the strained juice, a pint of gin, and a gill of maraschino. Let it stand in ice for an hour, then add 3 bottles of iced soda water and serve.