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Gin Punch

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 8 ingredients

  1. one pint of fresh spring water
  2. two quarts of punch
  3. two tablespoonfuls of pounded loaf sugar
  4. a pint of gin
  5. Lemon
  6. Ginger
  7. Cut
  8. Maraschino

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

  • 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. Peel very thinly the rind of a large lemon, and put it, ^\•ith a table-spoonful of the juice, in a bowl.
  2. Pour over it two tablespoonfuls of pounded loaf sugar, and one pint of fresh spring water.
  3. Let it stand for half an hour.
  4. Then add half a pint of gin, a wine- glassful of maraschino, and two table-spoonfuls of pounded ice.
  5. Just before serving, add two bottles of soda-water.
  6. Time, about three-quarters of an hour to prepare.
  7. Sufficient for two quarts of punch.
  8. Gin Sling (an American di-ink).
  9. — Put half a small lemon, cut into thin slices, into a large tumbler, with a dessert-spoonful of sifted loaf sugar.
  10. Fill the glass with ice, finely pounded, and add a wine-glassful of the best gin.
  11. Drink through a reed.
  12. Ginger.
  13. — This well-known spice is the creeping root of a tropical plant.
  14. Most of that used in Britain is imported from the East and West Indies.
  15. It is of use, not only in domestic economy, as a condiment, but in medicine, as a stimulant and carminative.
  16. As a sj^ice, ginger is best suited for persons of relaxed habit.
  17. Two kinds are met with, the dark-coated and the pale-peeled.
  18. Of these, the latter is the best.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Sieve