Regent’s Punch. ( Fine. )
1 lb. loaf-sugar or rock candy.
1 large cup strong black tea—(made).
3 wineglasses of brandy.
3 wineglasses of rum.
1 bottle champagne.
2 oranges—juice only.
3 lemons—juice only.
1 large lump of ice.
This receipt was given me by a gentleman of the old school, a connoisseur in the matter of beverages as of cookery. “Tell your readers,” he writes, “that better punch was never brewed.” I give receipt and message together.