Balaklava Nectar

==Description==
Balaklava Nectar from How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas—original source of recipe, out of copyright
* Serves: 15
==Ingredients==
* rind of ½ a lemon
* 2 tablespoons crushed sugar
* ½ a small cucumber, thinly sliced, peel on
* 2 bottles of soda water
* 2 bottles of claret
* 1 bottle champagne
==Directions==
# Thinly peel the rind of half a lemon, shred it fine and put it in a punch-bowl.
# Add the sugar, lemon juice and cucumber.
# Toss up the mixture several times and then add the soda water, claret and champagne.
# Stir together and serve.
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