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the flowing bowl
Halo Punchy
whose praises continue to be sung throughout
the land.
With a quarter of a pound of sugar rub off the
outer rind of one lemon and two Seville oranges.
Put rind and sugar into a large punch bowl with the
juice and pulp ; mix the sugar well with the juice
and one teacupful of boiling water (just enough to
melt it) and stir till cold.
Add half a pint of pine-apple syrup, one pint of
stronggreen tea, a wine-glass of maraschino,a liqueur-
glass of noyeau, half a pint of " Liquid Sunshine "
rum, one pint of old brandy, and a bottle and a half
of "the Boy." Sweeten to taste, strain, and serve.
Do not, oh ! do not boil the above before
serving, as did some Cleveland friends of mine,
on the night of a certain Ebor Handicap. The
result of this was a considerable amount of chaos.
The above was the favourite tipple of the
Prince Regent at the beginning of the present
century.