Hot Brandy and Rum Punch
Ingredient: Jamaica rum
What it is: RumIngredient: Cognac
What it is: BrandyVariety of grape brandy, produced in the wine-growing region surrounding the town of Cognac.
Ingredient: loaf sugar
Also Known As: sugarloaf What it is: AdditiveIngredient: water
What it is: AdditiveIngredient: nutmeg
What it is: SpiceRub the sugar over the lemons until it has absorbed all the yellow part of the skins, then put the sugar into a punch-bowl; add the 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. As we have before said, it is very important, in making good punch, that all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated; and, to insure success, the process of mixing must be diligently attended to. Allow a quart for four persons; but this information must be take cum grano salis; for the capacities of persons for this kind of beverage are generally supposed to vary considerably.