Milk Punch
From The cook and housewife's manual (1837).
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A historical recipe
The cook and housewife's manual, by C. I. (Christian Isobel) Johnstone and University of Leeds. Library (1837).
United Kingdom
Known as a British 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
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1 ingredient
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two quarts of brandy
Method
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- Rub off on lumps of sugar the zest of a dozen lemons.
- Pare off what you do not take offon the sugar, but take none of the white stuff.
- Infuse in two quarts of brandy.
- Strain off in two days, and add of clarified syrup two pounds, and of water two quarts, with a half-pint of hot new milk.
- Strain through a jelly-bag, and keep in a close-stopt jar, or small cask, till it fine, which will be in six weeks or less.
- — Obs.
- This cordial is rather getting into desuetude.
- It may be made extempore by adding a little hot milk to lemonade, and straining through a jelly-bag.
- 584 CHAP.
- I.
- — LIQUEURS;
- COHDIALS, &C.
Cookware for this recipe
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Grater
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Sieve