Mock Champagne Punch
A historical recipe from What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920).
A historical recipe
What to drink: The blue book of beverages; recipes and directions for making and serving non-alcoholic drinks for all occasions, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920). Project Gutenberg eBook #76921.
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 quart of sparkling cider
- 1 quart of white grape juice
- ½ cupful of sugar
- 1 pint of ginger ale
- 1 pint of iced water
Method
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- 1 quart of sparkling cider, 1 quart of white grape juice, 4 lemons, ½ cupful of sugar, 1 pint of ginger ale, 1 pint of iced water, Ice.
- There is to be purchased in the market now a commercial apple juice, which is carbonated, and this should be used unless one has made the sparkling cider at home.
- Extract the juice from the lemons and add the sugar and water;
- stir until the sugar is dissolved: add the grape juice.
- Place a block of ice in a punch bowl and pour this mixture over it, and then add the sparkling cider and the ginger ale.
Plating
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