1929 The Bon Vivant's Companion or How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas

THE BON VIVANT'S COMPANION

Mix, serve up with ice, in large goblet, and if possible, garnish the top with a slice of peach or apricot. In cold weather this punch is admirable served hot.

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LIGHT GUARD PUNCH

For a party of twenty

Three bottles of champagne. One bottle of sauterne. One bottle of pale sherry. One pineapple, sliced. One bottle of Cognac. "Four lemons,sliced. Sweeten to taste, mix in a punch bowl, cool with a large lump of ice, and serve immediately.

•..4b... PHILADELPHIA FISH-HOUSE PUNCH

From a recipe in the possession of Charles G.Leland,Esq." One-third pint of lemon of peach brandy, one-half juice. pint of Cognac brandy, Three-quarters pound of and one-fourth pint of white sugar. Jamaica rum. One pint of mixture, com- Two and one-half pints of posed of one-fourth pint cold water. The above is generally sufficient for one person. 10 This is sufficient for a mixed party of twenty, not twenty of the Light Guard.— J- T. n An American author whose fame rests chiefly on the Hans BTcit- man Ballads. He was editor of The Illustrated News in New York for many years before the Civil War,and wrote many books.He also contributed to Graham's Magazine, which published much of Edgar Allan Fee's work. 26

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