Russian Tea Punch
A historical recipe from Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895).
A historical recipe
Modern American Drinks: How to Mix and Serve All Kinds of Cups and Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #61065.
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Source and licence
From Modern American Drinks, by George J. Kappeler (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #61065 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61065). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients
- one pound of cut loaf sugar
- three pints of hot green tea
- one tablespoonful fine sugar
- three slices of lemon
Method
- Dissolve one pound of cut loaf sugar in three pints of hot green tea, add the juice of three lemons and three jiggers of creme d’allash, a few thin slices of lemon, serve hot, or when cold ice well and sip with straws.
- Sauterne Punch.
- In a mixing-glass, dissolve one tablespoonful fine sugar in a little water, add three slices of lemon, one and a half jiggers sauterne, fill the glass with fine ice;
- mix well.
- Put all into a long thin punch-glass, trim with fruit.
- Serve straws.