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Champagne Punch

A historical recipe from Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895).

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A historical recipe

Modern American Drinks: How to Mix and Serve All Kinds of Cups and Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #61065.

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

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. one tablespoonful fine sugar
  2. a glass pitcher
  3. one pint champagne
  4. one bottle plain soda

Method

  1. Dissolve one tablespoonful fine sugar with a little water in a glass pitcher or a punch-bowl, add a few lumps of clear ice, the juice of half a lemon, a few slices orange and pineapple, one bottle plain soda;
  2. mix well, add one pint champagne.
  3. Stir well and serve.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

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

From Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #61065 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61065). 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.