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PUNCH.
—
l
Whene’er
a
howl
of
punch
we
make,
Four
striking
opposites
we
take
The
strong,
the
small,
the
sharp,
the
sweet,
Together
mixed,
most
kindly
meet.
And
when
they
happily
unite,
The
howl
is
“
fragrant
with
delight.”
This
delicious
beverage,
which,
if
compounded
in
a
proper
manner,
is
not
so
intoxicating
as
it
has
the
character
of
being,
is
a
composition
of
sugar,
lemon,
water,
or
milk,
and
spirit,
with
the
addition
of
some
aromatic
or
cordial
;
wine
being
sometimes
substituted
for
the
spirit.
There
is
no
precise
rule
for
making
punch,
no
two
persons
agreeing
in
the
exact
proportions
of the
in-
gredients.
The
great
secret
is
that
the
mixture
should
be
so
happily
compounded
that
nothing