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Gin Punch

A historical recipe from Cups and Their Customs, by George Edwin Roberts, Porter, Henry, M. D. (1869).

A historical recipe

Cups and Their Customs, by George Edwin Roberts, Porter, Henry, M. D. (1869). Project Gutenberg eBook #45255.

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

Source and licence

From Cups and Their Customs, by George Edwin Roberts, Porter, Henry, M. D. (1869). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #45255 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45255). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. As a mild summer drink, and one readily made, we recommend Gin Punch, according to the following recipe:-- Stir the rind of a lemon, and the juice of half a one, in half a pint of gin;
  2. add a glass of Maraschino, half a pint of water, and two tablespoonfuls of pounded white sugar, and, immediately before serving, pour in two bottles of iced soda-water.