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PREP AREDPUNCH AND PUNCH ESSENCES.
paper. This is sometimes employed. to give a f l avor
to milk punch, but it mus t be used w it h p r ecaution.
Ten drops are sufBcient for a pint of punch.
PBEPAHED P U N C H A N D
PUNCH ESSHNCES .
welcome libation.
viated by having a bottle of t h e desired nectar in a
concentrated essence form, ready brewed in exact pro–
A glass of punch, with all theeP
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teraz,isanexcel–
lent thing; the main diSculty about it is that, outside
of a well-appointed bar-room, the necessary ingredients
are not usually found ready to hand at the moment
when they are indispensable; and, even under the
most favorable circunistances, it is not every one that
knows the precise proportions and happy blending of
Aavors that constitute a perfect glass of punch.
T he enlightenment of t h e p r e sent day i sf u l l o f
s hort-cuts to comfort, and all the impediments in t he
way of enjoying a social glass of punch, compounded
according to the latest dis~coveries of the art, are ob–
portions, and nothing needed but a moderate supply
of hot or cold water„or ice, to adjust itto the correct
strength and temperature, and a glass to receive the
The following recipes for concocting the latest and
most improved varieties of pu nch ar e i n t ended for
bottling for ready use.
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Directions for preparing such ingredients as are of
a compound nature will be found in the preceding
pages.
Ha a e l o c k T o b a c c o s .
Dark an d A r omatic.