Gin Punch

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
How to Cook The Victorian Way with Mrs Crocombe

By Annie Gray and Andrew Hann

Published 2020

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Ingredients

Per Mug

  • 30 ml/1 fl oz gin
  • 30 ml/1

Method

Punch was a ubiquitous party drink for the Victorians and recipe books of the time list a huge variety, from the cheap to the much more expensive. It was a drink designed for sharing, whether after dinner – when it could be mixed at the table in a male-only ritual generally ending in disarray – or at celebrations. This one is at the cheaper end of the scale, using gin, which was still only just