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Fancy 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 5 ingredients

  1. a glass pitcher
  2. one pint Burgundy
  3. one pint cold apollinaris
  4. one pint cold champagne
  5. one half lemon

Cook safely

  • 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. Put into a glass pitcher or a punch-bowl a few lumps clear ice, six lumps of domino sugar, one pint Burgundy, one orange cut in thin slices, one half lemon sliced, one pony brandy, one pony maraschino, one pint cold apollinaris, one pint cold champagne;
  2. mix well.
  3. Serve in punch-glasses.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
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.