Jerry Thomas

“ In a similar manner, orange, lemon, or calf’s-foot jelly can be converted into punch jelly, by using Punch à la Ford, prepared with less lemon juice.
Punch Jelly is a very insinuating and deceptive refreshment, because its strength is not appreciated when partaking of it, and it must therefore be indulged in with becoming moderation. ”

“ Before using the glass, rinse it in hot water.
↑ Sugar does not readily dissolve in spirits; it is necessary, therefore, in making hot toddy or punch to put in the water before the spirits, or at least sufficient of the water to entirely dissolve the sugar, taking care to warm the glass before pouring boiling water into it.
The best Hot Whiskey Punch is made with pulverized rock-candy. This is preferable to sugar, for any hot drink made of whiskey or brandy. ”

“ Take Flavor with raspberry syrup. Fill the glass with shaved ice. Shake and mix thoroughly, then ornament with pieces of orange, pineapple, and berries in season, and dash with Jamaica rum. Serve with a straw. ”

“ Take 1 tea-spoonful powdered white sugar. Take 1 fresh egg. Take 1 large wine-glass of port wine. Take 1 pony of brandy. Take 2 or 3 lumps of ice. Break the egg into the glass, put in the sugar, and lastly the port wine, brandy and ice. ”

“ Take 1⁄4 of a pint of water. Take Half a small lemon, sliced. Mix, serve up with ice, in large goblet, and, if possible, garnish the top with a slice of peach or apricot. In cold weather this punch is admirable served hot. ”

“ Take Sugar and spice to taste. In making preparations like the above, it is very difficult to give the exact proportions of ingredients like sugar and spice, as what quantity might suit one person would be to another quite distasteful. ”

“ Pousse L’amour. In making a Pousse of any kind the greatest care should be observed to keep all the ingredients composing it separate. This may best be accomplished, by pouring the different materials from a sherry wine glass, The accompanying illustration will give a tolerable idea of how this delicious French drink should be prepared.
It requires a steady hand and careful manipulation to succeed in making a perfect Pousse. ”

“ Take 1 slice of orange (cut in quarters) . Take 1 piece of pineapple. Take 1 or 2 dashes of Maraschino. Fill the tumbler with shaved ice, shake well, and dress the top with sliced lime and berries in season. ”

“ Serve with a straw.
↑ When this beverage is made for a number of persons to be used at table, it ought always to be made with boiling water, and allowed to concoct and cool for a day or two before it is put on the table. In this way, the materials get more intensely amalgamated than cold water and cold whiskey ever get. ”

“ Take 1 pound of white sugar. Take 13⁄4 quart of water. Take 1 pint of boiling milk. Steep the lemons for twenty-four hours in the brandy and rum; then add the sugar, water and milk, and when well mixed, strain through a jelly-bag. ”

“ Take 2 wine-glasses of Maraschino. Take 2 wine-glasses of Curaçoa. Flavor with ripe strawberries. Should strawberries not be in season, add a few drops of extract of peach or vanilla. Ice in a cooler. ”

“ Fill to the brim a pony-glass of brandy, cover it with the bar-glass, then press both glasses tightly together and turn them over quickly, so that the pony-glass will remain upside down in the bar-glass, without a drop of the brandy escaping. ”

“ The novice in mixing this beverage should be careful not to scald himself. To become proficient in throwing the liquid from one mug to the other, it will be necessary to practise for some time with cold water. ”

“ The author has always used this recipe in compounding the above beverage for connoisseurs. Whiskey and gin cocktails, in bottles, may be made by using the above recipe, and substituting those liquors instead of brandy. ”

“ Pour in the milk to the mixed liquors, gradually, stirring all the while till all is well mixed, then sprinkle with nutmeg.
The above recipe is sufficient to make a full quart of “White Tiger's Milk;” if more is wanted, you can increase the above proportions. ”

“ Take 1 quart of boiling water. Cut the lemons into thin slices, and steep them in the Arrack for six hours. Remove the lemons without squeezing them. Dissolve the sugar in the water, and add it while hot to the Arrack. ”

“ Grate a sufficient number of quinces to make two quarts of juice, and squeeze them through a jelly-bag. Mix the ingredients all together, and put them into a demijohn, and shake well every day for ten days. ”

“ This can be made in any quantity by observing the proportions of the ingredients as given above. Four bottles of wine make a gallon, and a gallon is generally sufficient for fifteen persons in a mixed party. ”

“ Rocky Mountain Punch.
(For a mixed party of twenty.)
(From a recipe in the possession of Major James Foster.)
Take 5 bottles of champagne. Take 1 quart of Jamaica rum. Take 1 pint of Maraschino. Take 6 lemons, sliced. Take Sugar to taste. ”