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United Kingdom

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

Ingredients 11 ingredients

  1. Punch
  2. 4 pint of porter
  3. Spirit
  4. 4 lb. of lump-sugar
  5. 3 pints of hot water
  6. Lemons
  7. Brandy
  8. Rum
  9. Rub
  10. Port wine
  11. Green tea
Contains Sulphites Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

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).

Method

  1. Ingredients : 2 large lemons, 4 lb.
  2. of lump-sugar, 4 bottle of brandy, 4 bottle of rum, 4 bottle of port wine, 3 pints of hot water.
  3. — Mode: Rub some of the lumps of sugar well over the skins of the lemons, and put them and the remainder into a bowl ;
  4. then add the juice, working all together with a spoon ;
  5. pour on the hot water, the brandy, rum, and port wine, stirring all the time.
  6. Some persons prefer green tea to plain hot water, and some substitute 4 pint of porter for the port wine.
  7. If the punch is considered too strong with the above proportion of spirit, it can be reduced or diluted with more water.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon