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Coffee Punch

A historical recipe from The Century Cook Book, by Mary Ronald (1895).

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A historical recipe

The Century Cook Book, by Mary Ronald (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #34822.

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. a quart of black coffee
  2. a cupful of cream
  3. a half cupful of brandy

Method

  1. Mix together a quart of black coffee, a cupful of cream, three quarters cupful of sugar;
  2. freeze, and then mix in a half cupful of brandy or rum, and a half pint of cream, whipped, and let it stand half an hour.
  3. Stir it well before serving.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From The Century Cook Book, by Mary Ronald (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #34822 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34822). 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.