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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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EIGHT GUARD PUNCH
For a party of twenty
Three bottles oj champagne. One bottle of sauterne.
One bottle oj pale sherry. One pineapple, sliced.
One bottle oj Cognac.
Four lemons,sliced.
Sweeten to taste, mix in a punch bowl, cool with a large
lump of ice, and serve immediately.
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PHILADELPHIA FISH-HOUSE PUNCH
From a recipe in the possession of Charles G.Leland,Esq."
One-third pint oj lemon oj peach brandy, one-halj
juice.
pint oj Cognac brandy,
Three-quarters pound oj and one-jourth pint oj
white sugar.
Jamaica rum.
One pint oj mixture, com- Two and one-halj pints oj
posed oj one-jourth pint cold water.
The above is generally sufficient for one person.
This is sufficient for a mixed party of twenty, not twenty of the
Light Guard.— J. T.
An American author whose fame rests chiefly on the Hans Breit-
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 Poe's work.
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