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THE BON VIVANT'S COMPANION
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GOTHIC PUNCH
For a party of ten
From a recipe in the possession of Bayard Taylor, Esq.^®
Four bottles of still Catawba; one bottle of claret, three
oranges, or one pineapple, ten tablespoonfuls of sugar. Let
this mixture stand in a very cold place, or in ice, for one
hour or more,then add one bottle of champagne.
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OXFORD PUN CH
We have been favored by an English gentleman with the
following recipe for the concoction of punch as drunk by the
students of the University of Oxford:
Rub the rinds of three fresh lemons with loaf sugar till
you have extracted a portion of the juice; cut the peel finely
off two lemons more,and two sweet oranges. Add six glasses
of calf's-foot jelly; let all be put into a large jug, and stir
well together. Pour in two quarts of water boiling hot, and
set the jug upon the hob for twenty minutes. Strain the
liquor through a fine sieve into a large bowl; put in a bottle
of capillaire," half a pint of sherry, a pint of Cognac
brandy, a pint of old Jamaica rum, and a quart of orange
shrub; stir well as you pour in the spirit. If you find it re
quires more sweetness, add sugar to your taste.
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UNCLE TOBY PUNCH
English
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Take two large fresh lemons with rough skins, quite ripe,
and some large lumps of double-refined sugar. Rub the sugar
The American author.
See Recipes Nos. 65 and 66.
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