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CHAPTER 18.
BEVERAGES.
Cold and Hot Beverages.
No. 1—COLD PUNCH.
- 2 bottles of white wine
- ½ bottle of arrack
- Juice of 3 lemons
- 1 lb. of sugar
- 1 thin lemon rind
Preparation: The ingredients are mixed well, put into a punch bowl and covered to stand several hours.
No. 2—HOT PUNCH.
- 1 bottle of fine rum
- 1 bottle of white wine
- 1½ lbs. sugar
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Rind of 1 lemon
- 2½ qts. of boiling water
Preparation: The punch bowl is put into hot water. Pour into it 1 pt. of boiling water, sugar and lemon rind and let stand for a while, then add white wine, rum, lemon juice and 2 qts. of hot water, stir with a wooden ladle and serve hot.
No. 3—HOT KING'S PUNCH.
- 1 bottle of white wine
- 1 pt. fine rum
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ lemon peel
- ¾ lb. of sugar
- 1 qt. of water
Preparation: Mix the ingredients, boil and serve hot.
No. 4—PRESIDENT'S PUNCH.
Cold or Warm.
- 1 bottle of fine white wine
- 1 wineglassful of fine rum
- 3 pts. of water
- ½ lb. of sugar
- ⅛ lb. of preserved pineapple
- 1 cup of pineapple juice
Preparation: Sugar and water are boiled 15 minutes, then wine, rum, pineapple juice and preserved pineapple added. This punch is served hot or put on ice and served cold.
No. 5—EGG PUNCH.
- 1 bottle of white wine
- ¾ pt. of arrack
- 1¼ cups of sugar
- ½ lemon rind
- Juice of 1½ lemon
- 7 eggs
Preparation: Mix white wine, sugar, lemon juice and rind, add the well beaten eggs and bring to a boil, beating constantly, then take from the stove and mix in the arrack. Serve at once.
