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tion
the
taste
or
fancy
of
the
manipulator
may
choose
to
prescribe
for
the
sake
of
variety.*
Tolpsey’s
Account
of
a
West
India
Planter’s
Punch
.
—
“
He
made
his
appearance
with
a
re-
spectably
sized
bowl,
an
enormous
jug
of
boiling
water,
and
a
large
paper
bag
filled
with
sugar.
Our
punch-maker
then
commenced
operations,
and
having
extracted
from
his
secret
store
a
bottle
of
his
match-
less
rum,
his
limes,
and
a
small
pot
of
guava
jelly,
he
brewed
about
a
pint
of
green
tea
(2
oz.),
and,
the
in-
fusion
finished,
two-thirds
of
the
sugar
was
dissolved
in
it.
After
the
tea leaves
had
been
thrown
aside,
the
remainder
of
the
sugar
was
rubbed
on
the
lime
;
Mr.
Hamilton
observing
that
the
essential
oil,
which
conveyed
the
exquisite
flavour,
was
much
more
strongly
diffused
throughout
the
compound
than
when
the
skin
was
peeled
;
then
the
delicious
acid of
the
fruit
was
added
to
the
already
impreg-
nated
sugar,
and
as
soon
as
the
several
lumps
had
imbibed
the
proportions
required,
the
guava
jelly
(and
without
this
confection
no
punch
can
be
pro-
nounced
perfect)
was
dissolved
in
a
pint
or
so
of
boiling
water.
This
done,
the
tea,
the
sweets,
and
the
acids
were
commingled,
and
the
foundation
or
_
*
Although
the
proportions
may
in
many
of
the
recipes
he
given
in
large
quantities,
they
can
easily
he
reduced
by
taking
,
half,
or
a
quarter,
or
even
less,
of
each
ingredient
named.