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Boating Punch

A historical recipe from The Ideal Bartender, by Tom Bullock (1917).

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A historical recipe

The Ideal Bartender, by Tom Bullock (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #13487.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 3 ingredients

  1. 2 teaspoonfuls Bar Sugar
  2. 2 dashes Lemon Juice
  3. 1 dash Lime Juice

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon juice High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 39 mg per 100 g, 48% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemon juice, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Into a large Bar glass put: 2 teaspoonfuls Bar Sugar.
  2. 2 dashes Lemon Juice.
  3. 1 dash Lime Juice.
  4. Fill up with Shaved Ice and add: 1 pony Brandy.
  5. 1 jigger Santa Cruz Bum.
  6. Stir;
  7. dress with Fruit and serve with Straws.
  8. BOMBAY PUNCH (2-1/2-gallon mixture for 40 people) Bruise the skins of 6 Lemons in 1 lb.
  9. of Bar sugar and put the Sugar in a Punch bowl and add: 1 box Strawberries.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Ideal Bartender, by Tom Bullock (1917). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13487 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13487). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.