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Champagne Punch

A historical recipe from The Flowing Bowl A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscen, by Edward Spencer (1903).

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A historical recipe

The Flowing Bowl A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscences, by Edward Spencer (1903). Project Gutenberg eBook #57179.

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

Ingredients 8 ingredients

  1. one pint of rum
  2. a pint of brandy
  3. a glass or two of
  4. a pound of sugar rub off
  5. a pint of pine-apple syrup
  6. one pint of strong green tea
  7. one pint of old brandy
  8. one lemon

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon High in vitamin C · Source of protein

    High in vitamin C · 53 mg per 100 g, 66% 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

    Source of protein · 1.1 g per 100 g, 15% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemons, raw, without peel”, 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).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Pare two lemons very thin, and steep the peel in one pint of rum.
  2. Add a wine-glass of sherry, half a pint of brandy, the juice of four lemons, a little capillaire, as much boiling water as you may fancy—play light with the kettle, lads—sweeten to taste, and last thing of all pour in a bottle of champagne.
  3. The above will act as a restorative after a hard day’s hunting.
  4. Later in the evening the true sportsman may feel ready and willing to tackle a glass or two of the celebrated Halo Punch, whose praises continue to be sung throughout the land.
  5. With a quarter of a pound of sugar rub off the outer rind of one lemon and two Seville oranges.
  6. Put rind and sugar into a large punch bowl with the juice and pulp;
  7. mix the sugar well with the juice and one teacupful of boiling water (just enough to melt it) and stir till cold.
  8. Add half a pint of pine-apple syrup, one pint of strong green tea, a wine-glass of maraschino, a liqueur-glass of noyeau, half a pint of “Liquid Sunshine” rum, one pint of old brandy, and a bottle and a half of “the Boy.” Sweeten to taste, strain, and serve.
  9. Do not, oh!
  10. do not boil the above before serving, as did some Cleveland friends of mine, on the night of a certain Ebor Handicap.
  11. The result of this was a considerable amount of chaos.
  12. The above was the favourite tipple of the Prince Regent at the beginning of the present century.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
  • Kettle
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Flowing Bowl A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscen, by Edward Spencer (1903). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #57179 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57179). 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.