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THE GENTLEMAN'S COMPANION
gredients, or both-and
in swizzles this includes the pitcher too; if
we really want to show off, a good
Ys"
of white frost on the outside!
ADMIRAL SCHLEY PUNCH
This is supposed to have been named after the American admiral,
and we shouldn't mind such a pleasant piece of business being called
after us.
St. Croix or Barbados rum,
Yz
}1gger
Bourbon,
Yz
jigger
Sugar,
1
tsp
Lime, peel and juice,
1
Shake with fine ice, and turn into goblet-ice and all. Garnish with
sprigs of mint, a stick of ripe pineapple, and so on.
THE STANDARD ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, WEST INDIAN
PLANTER'S PUNCH, No. I
This is the original receipt from the very first discovery of the drink.
1
of Sour (lime juice);
~
of Sweet (sugar or
gomme
syrup); 3 of
Strong (Jamaica rum); 4 of Weak (water and ice combined)-and
use shaved or quite fine cracked ice, please. . . . Doctor this with the
usual dash of Angostura, shake hard and serve-with ice left in the
glass.
America, when not having time to dally with its drink as a correct
West Indian planter is supposed to do, sometimes transposes the
quantities of "strong" and "weak"-making the rum four parts and
the water three, instead of as given above.
Barbados, Demerara, Martinique, Haitian, or Cuban Rum, can al–
ways replace Jamaica; and if using
Bacarl:limix
Carta de Oro,
for
fuller flavour, not
Carta Blanca.
SANTIAGO de CUBA,
CARTA
de
ORO
BACARDI PLANTER'S PuNcH
Bacardi Carta de Oro,
1
Yz
jiggers
Sugar or grenadine,
1
tsp
IIO •
Lime, strained juice,
1
Yz
Mint and fresh fruit