Oxford Punch.
(The Punch patronized by the Students of the University of Oxford.)
- Take 1 pint of Cognac brandy.
- Take 1 pint of old Jamaica rum.
- Take 1 quart of orange shrub.
- Take ½ pint of sherry.
- Take 1 bottle of Capillaire (see Index).
- Take 2 quarts of boiling water.
- Take 6 glasses of calf’s-foot jally.
- Take 6 lemons.
- Take 4 sweet oranges.
- Take Sufficient loaf-sugar, dissolved in some of the
- Take hot water.
Rub the rinds of three lemons with sugar to extract the essential oil. Cut the peel very fine off two more lemons and two of the oranges. Press out the juice of all the oranges and lemons. Place the whole, with the jelly, in a jug and stir well. Pour on the water, and let it stand for twenty minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a large bowl; add the capillaire, spirits, shrub, and wine, stirring well.