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THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION
flavourful punches as a relief from the eternal orange-lemon-fruit
scramble which has hog-ridden us for generations. These are listed in
a separate group under
TEMPERANCE DELIGHTS,
on Page
139·
BENGAL LANCERS' PUNCH
Captain Ferguson, late of His Majesty's Cavalry in upper India,
gave us this one back in
1926,
and it was a specialty of his Colonel on
quite special occasions.
Champagne,
l
qt
Orange juice,
Yz
cup
Fresh pineapple juice,
Yz
cup
Jamaica or Barbados rum, 3 ponies
Claret,
2
pint bottles
Lime juice,
Yz
cup
Cointreau or curac;:ao, 3 ponies
Charged water,
l
pint
A little sugar, to taste; and keep
it dry and not too sweet
Ice as above, and garnish with very thin slices of green lime. This
is a particularly delicate punch, and Barbados rum is less likely to
overpower the delicate wine flavours than Jamaica.
PUNCH
a
la DUC de BOURGOGNE
Red burgundy,
2
qts Lemon, juice,
2·
Fine sugar,
~
lb, or so
Red port,
l
pint
Cherry brandy,
l
cup Orange, juice,
2
Charged water, about
l
qt, or a trifle more
Ice as above and garnish with pitted red cherries.
FISH HOUSE PUNCH, DATING from
1732,
the STATE in ScHuYL–
KILL CLASSIC
This is America's most famous punch receipt; at least it is known
by reputation to more people than any other. The mix has come from
1732
right to this date-practically
20q
years, unchanged and un–
improved for the simple reason that it could not be improved upon!
Jamaica Rum; Barbados Haitian:
'
"
or
Yz
Bacardi and
Yz
Jamaica,
2
qts
Cognac brandy,
l
qt
Loaf
~ugar,
%
lb
Water,
2
qts; spring water is
indicated
Lemon: juice,
1
qt; lime would
be even more delicate
Peach brandy,
l
wine glass
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