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Punch—Royal. For a Small Party.
1 pint green tea (hot).
Yz pint Brandy.
'/2 pint Jamaica Rum.
1 wineglass Curacoa.
1 wineglass Batavia Arrack.
Juice of 2 limes.
Slice of lemon.
White sugar to taste.
1 gill warm calf's-foot jelly.
To be partaken of as hot as possible.
Punch—Spread Eagle. For a Social Party.
1 bottle Whiskey.
1 bottle Monongahela.
Lemon peel, sugar, and boiling water at
discretion.
Punch—^Tea. (use heated metal bowl)
Yz pint Brandy.
Yz pint Rum.
pound loaf sugar, dissolved in water.
1 ounce green tea.
1 quart boiling water.
1 large lemon. ,
Seep tea in the water. Warm a silver or
other metal bowl until quite hot. Place in
it the Brandy, Rum, sugar, and juice of the
lemon. The oil from the lemon peel should
be extracted by rubbing with the sugar. Set
contents of bowl on the fire. While flaming,
pour in the tea gradually, stirring with a
ladle. It will continue to burn for some
time, and should be ladled into glasses that
way.
Shrub—Brandy, (three quarts)
2 quarts Brandy.
1 quart Sherry.
2 pounds sugar, dissolved in water.
T lemons.
Add the rind of two lemons, and the juice
of the five. Mix with the Brandy. Cover
closely for three days. Then add the Sherry
and sugar. Strain through a jelly bag, and
bottle.
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