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MISSISSIPPI PUNCH.
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Champagne Punch.

(One quart of punch.)

  • Take 1 quart bottle of Champagne wine.
  • Take 3 table-spoonfuls of sugar.
  • Take 1 orange sliced.
  • Take The juice of a lemon.
  • Take 2 slices of pineapple (cut in small pieces).
  • Take 1 wine-glass of raspberry or strawberry syrup.

Ornament with fruits in season, and serve in Champagne goblets.

This can be made in any quantity by observing the proportions of the ingredients as given above. Four bottles of wine make a gallon, and a gallon is generally sufficient for fifteen persons in a mixed party.

For a good Champagne punch, see Index, “Rocky Mountain Punch.


Mississippi Punch.

(Use large bar-glass.)

  • Take 1 wine-glass of brandy.
  • Take ½ wine-glass of Jamaica rum.
  • Take ½ wine-glass of Bourbon whiskey.
  • Take 1 table-spoonful of powdered white sugar, dissolved in a little water.
  • Take The juice of half a small lemon.

Fill the glass with shaved ice, shake well, and ornament with fruit in season. Serve with a straw.