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COLD

PUNCH.

31

CI.

Arrack

Punch.

Cu

XL'aihiTj

'uick

punch,

you

ought

to

put

two

glasses

(w'be-glasscs)

of

rum

to

three

of

arrack.

A

good

deal

of

su^ar

is

requii^ed

;

but

swcetftning,

after

all,

must

be

left

to

ta^xe.

Lcmoas

and

limas

s,re

a,ho

matter

of

palate,

but

two

lemoiis

aro

enough

for

the

above

quantity;

put

then

an

equal

quantity

of

water

i.

e.,

not

five

but

six

glasses

to

allow

for

the

lemon

juice,

and

you

have

a

very

pretty

three

tumblers

of

punch.

52.

Arrack

Punch.

(Ahotber

meth

jd.)

Steep

in

one

quart

of

old

Batavia

arrack,

six

lemons

cut

m

thin

slices,

for

six

hoars.

At

the

end

of

that

time

the

lemon

must

be

removed

without

squeezing.

Dissolve

one

pound

of

loaf-sugar

in

one

quart

of

boiling

water,

and

add

the

hot

solution

to

the

arrack.

Let

it

stand

to

cool.

This

is

a

delightful

liqueur^

and

should

be

used

as

such.

See

recipe

No.

342,

in

"2%e

3Ianuul

for

the

Manufacture

of

Cordials^

etc.^''

in

the

end

of

thiii

volume.

53.

Bimbo

Punch.

Bimbo

is

made

nearly

in

the

samvj

way

as

the

above,

ex-

cept

that

Cognac

brandy

is

substituted

for

arrack.

54.

Cold

Punch.

Arrack,

port

wine

and

water,

of

each

two

pints,

one

[)oimd

of

loaf-sugar,

and

the

juice

of

eight

lemons.