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Lenox Punch

A party-table recipe from 1910 featuring water, with the historic method and citation preserved.

PartySnackVeganVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook15 min
Est. serves6
Total35 min
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  • 2 cups water
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ⅔ tumbler currant jelly
  • Ice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • 2 bottles ginger ale
  • ⅓ cup brandy

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Make a syrup by boiling sugar and water fifteen minutes. Add jelly, and, as soon as dissolved, add a piece of ice to cool mixture; then add fruit juices, ale, and brandy. Color red, freeze to a mush, serve in glasses, and insert in each glass a small sprig of holly with berries.

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