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Regent’s Punch

A historical recipe from Famous old receipts used a hundred years and more in the kitchens of the North and the South, contributed by descendants, by Jacqueline Harrison Smith (1906).

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A historical recipe

Famous old receipts used a hundred years and more in the kitchens of the North and the South, contributed by descendants, by Jacqueline Harrison Smith (1906). Project Gutenberg eBook #77552.

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

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Two lbs. of loaf sugar
  2. 6 wineglasses of brandy
  3. 6 wineglasses of rum
  4. 2 quart bottles of champagne

Method

  1. MRS.
  2. Two lbs.
  3. of loaf sugar, 2 large cups of strong black tea, 6 wineglasses of brandy, 6 wineglasses of rum, 4 oranges, juice only, 4 lemons, 1 large lump of ice, 2 quart bottles of champagne, put in just before using.

Plating

Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Famous old receipts used a hundred years and more in the kitchens of the North and the South, contributed by descendants, by Jacqueline Harrison Smith (1906). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #77552 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77552). 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.