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

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PUNCHES.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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

~low

pre to foam, and fill into glasses.