New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-04
!SOME Old ENGLISH PCNCHES.

Letter in The Boston Transcript.
Here j, a copy Of the ingredients OF q" modern
punch of lr2O, by L. Walter, KoNa Lodge -
Take four Onhces OF clarified sugar, TIM peel OF one
lemon and on seville orange one bottle Of dry cham m,
OF rum. half gil of arrack half gill Of pine
apple syrup one vine glass Of Maaschino pour one N,
quart of water over two tcaspOOntuls OF green Yea e'
1t 'tand five minutes strain and mix with other IN
grcdicnt,; on ice thirty minutes.
Here Is Bannistcr's milk punch Of 500
Pare eighteen lemons very thin, steep the same ,If
three day, in ono quart best old rum, then add iWo
quart, best brandy the Juice OF nine seville orange.
ana nine lemons. three Puarts OF water three pounuss o
double refined sugar. and two grated nntmegs, "he
the .uSar dissolved mix thoroughly add two quart.
scaldcd milk, cover and let stand two hours tneI
clear II through fanny. and bottle; when required
for use, should be iced twenty minutes before drink
lag.
rop,ey givcs the following account of West India
planter, punch
tie made hi, appearance with respectfully sized
bowl. cnormou, jug Of boiling water and large
paper bag ncd with sugar. Having extracted from
hi secret store q bottle OF his matchess rum. hi.
LINES and a small pot Of guava Jelly. no brewe1
about pint 81 green tea g Oh and the Infusion
Alter ~. t., le.,vcs had been thrown aside the
remainder ~ the sugar wa. rubbed on the lDes-Mr
Hamilton observing that the essential OIL which con
Vcycd the exquisite favor. was much more strongly
iin wa prcled ihcn The delicious acid Of the fruit
was added To- Oh" already impcgnated sugar. aud as
-oon - the several lamps had imbibcd the proper
tons required. the guaya Jelly land without this con
lection no punch can be- pronounced perfect was
dissolved In pint Of boiling water. Thi. done
the tea. the sweets and the acid were commins'cd
percnccd palate - IN" grand cOnpounder. six gasSe'
II coguac. two of Madeira and the bottle
Of old rum added. and over all about a
quart more ~ boiling water. and, A. finishing touch
the slightest possible >prinklng Of nutmeg.
Her, ( an oxford punch
Pm the tlinly par"d pcelings of four lemons ana
two seville orange into mortar containing ono hall
Mound ~ loaf sugar jar. which beat mp into smooth
mas into which squeeze the ucc # IN" fruit adding
the mice ~ four sWcet oranges and half a pint o
water strain the mixture into iug standing close e
the fire.. ada pint ~ calves foot Jelly. which
thoroughly incorporate" pour IN two quarts OF boiling
water hall 4 pint II syrup, tr1spo"nful OF ornng"
flower water. Wuecl>S of curacao. haIf pint 81
sherry pint ~ cp.nac brandy. pint OF pineapple rum
guart ~ orange shrub. stir well together.
Now follow, a Cambridge milk punch;
Enl iu two quarls If new milk ono dozen bruised
titfcr almonds and parincs % two lemons and hail
po;ud nf loaf sugar Wien well favored. strain clear
md keep warm. stir In the we'll whisked whites 81
fhr.,. .,gs which have been well MIXED with lttlt
odd milk when sii stirring. add one hall pint of rum
and ono mint - brandy mall the punch 10 roth ana
,ervc Immediately 300 glasses.
Whether II B., oxford or Cambridge, II VIII he per
rycd that 10Th II bows prone In former DAYS
10 run fir their milk. though oxford was more dell
at. about expire NJ II IN print.
There wae Hfty year, agn. a Russian punch much
IN favor in England. composed ~ tlr"" pnts OF wcaH
.rc,n ,ca one pound ~ sugar six lemons strained 2
amt 81 ar-ack or a I'll - kummcl, = pint OF port
lrc and >wcctcrcd - the iaSt" ms i recon-
rcndcd rs some % the boy nj high teas.