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New York Club Punch

A historical recipe from Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures, by Joe Tilden (1907).

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A historical recipe

Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures, by Joe Tilden (1907). Project Gutenberg eBook #12069.

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

United States

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

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. two pounds of lump sugar
  2. one quart each of brandy

Method

  1. Take two pounds of lump sugar and squeeze over it the juice of one dozen lemons, using a little of the grated rind.
  2. Let this stand three hours, then strain the syrup through two thicknesses of flannel and set away on ice.
  3. Just before serving add one quart each of brandy, Jamaica rum, Madeira and water.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Grater
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures, by Joe Tilden (1907). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #12069 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12069). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.