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Cocktails/Brews Philadelphia Fish-House Punch

46. philadelphia fish-house punch
(from How to Mix Drinks, Or The Bon-vivant's Companion, by Jerry Thomas, 1862)

(From a recipe in the possession of Charles G. Leland Esq.)
Ingredients:

1/3 pint of lemon juice.​
3/4 lb. of white sugar.​
1 pint of mixture.*​
2-1/2 pints cold water.​

Instructions:

Place the above in a punch bowl, stir well, and serve.​
* To make this mixture, take 1/4 pint of peach brandy, 1/2 pint of Cognac brandy, 1/4 pint of Jamaica rum.
 
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