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Lioulsiana Punch-

From The Picayune Creole cook book (1916).

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A historical recipe

The Picayune Creole cook book (1916).

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

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. 1 Gill of Kirsch
  2. 1 Gill of Champagne
  3. a half pint of cold water

Method

  1. The Juice of 4 Lemons.
  2. 1-2 Pound of Pulverized Sugar.
  3. 1-2 Pint of Water.
  4. 1 Gill of Kirsch.
  5. 1 Gill of Fine Rum 1 Gill of Champagne.
  6. Put the sugar into a bowl and squeeze over the juices of the orange and lemons.
  7. Mix well till all the sugar is impregnated with the juices.
  8. Add a half pint of cold water, and then add the Kirsch, and stir for five or six minutes.
  9. Strain all through a fine sieve into the ice cream freezer.
  10. Then remove the sieve and pour into the freezer the Rum and Champagne.
  11. Cover well, and let the mixture freeze for about five minutes.
  12. Then remove the cover and detach the mixture from the sides and bottom, and cover again and proceed as in "Ponche a la Creole." (See recipis.) Serve in punch glasses.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
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Credit

From The Picayune Creole cook book (1916), printed page 224, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/cu31924003574187

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.