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31

OXFOliD

ruNcii.

dy,

one

of

white

wine,

and

one

of

milk,

and

one

pound

and

a

quarter

of

sugar.

Let

it

be

mixed,

and

then

cover-

ed

for

twenty-four

hours,

strain

through

a jelly-bag

till

?lear,

then

bottle

it.

^

61.

Queen

Punch.

Put

two

ounces

of

cream

of

tartar,

and

the

juice

and

parings

of

two

lemons,

into

a

stone

jar;

pour

on

them

scA'en

quarts

of

boiling

water,

stir

and

cover

close.

When

cold,

sweeten

with

loaf-sugar,

and

straining

it,

bottle

and

cork

it

tight.

This

is

a

very

pleasant

liquor,

and

very

wholesome

;

but

from

the

latter

consideration

was

at

one

time

drank

in

such

quantities

as

to

become

injurious.

Add,

in

bottlmg,

half

a

pint

of

rum

to

the

whole

quantity.

62.

Gothic

Punch.

(For

a

party

of

ten.)

(From

a

recipe

in

the

possession

of

Bayard

Taylor,

Esq.)

Four

bottles

still

Catawba;

one

bottle

claret,

thr^e

oranges,

or

one

pineapple,

ten

table-spoonfals

of

sugar.

Let

this

mixture

stand

in

a

very

cold

place,

or

in

ice,

for

one

hour

or

more,

then

add

one

bottle

of

c^iampagne.

63.

Oxford

Punch.

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.

Use

the

juice

of

six

lemons,

and

four

sweet

oranges.

Add

six

glasses

->f

calf

s-foot

jelly;

let

all

be

put

into a

large jug.