Allow a quart for 4 persons; but this information must be taken cum grano salis, for the capacities of persons for this kind of beverage are generally supposed to vary considerably.
Ingredients
1/2 pint of rum
1/2 pint of brandy
1/4 lb. of sugar
1 large lemon
1/2 teaspoonful of nutmeg
1 pint of boiling water
Directions
Rub the sugar over the lemon until it has absorbed all the yellow part of the skin
Put the sugar into a punchbowl
Add the lemon-juice (free from pips), and mix these two ingredients well together.
Pour over them the boiling water, stir well together
Add the rum, brandy, and nutmeg
Mix thoroughly, and the punch will be ready to serve
It is very important in making good punch that all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated; and, to insure success, the processes of mixing must be diligently attended to. Source: The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton (1859)
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