| St. Charles Punch 1 teaspoon sugar 1 lemon-juice only 1 | | | | ones distilled from the fermented sap of the |
| large shot of port wine 1 pony cognac brandy 1/3 | | | | coco-palm, or from rice and sugar fermented with |
| teaspoon Curacao | | | | cocoanut juice. Later the arrack imported from |
| Dissolve the sugar with a little water in a mixing glass. | | | | Bastavia and Japan was considered superior in |
| Add the lemon juice, the port wine, the cognac, and | | | | concoct¬ing the punch, at which time the name |
| last the Curacao. Fill the glass with fine ice and jiggle | | | | arrack was shortened to "Rack." |
| with the bar spoon. Pour into a long thin glass, garnish | | | | Arrack punch was a favorite tipple in the New |
| with fruit, and serve with a straw. Years ago this was | | | | Or¬leans of the splendid idle 40's when flourished |
| a famed punch very much in demand at the | | | | W. J. Logan's "Pelican" coffee-house "at Gravier and |
| celebrated St. Charles Hotel bar. Don't omit the straw; | | | | Union in the rear of Clapp's Church," as he always |
| this drink demands long and delib¬erate sipping for | | | | advertised his place. The Pelican's specialties were |
| consummate enjoyment. | | | | Arrack Punch and Pineapple Julep, both mixed in huge |
| Orgeat Punch | | | | bowls and prepared fresh every day. As a punch it |
| 1/2 shot of orgeat syrup 1 lemon-juice only 1/2 | | | | bears no resemblance to the mixtures we now call by |
| lime-juice only 1 large shot of rye whiskey 1 dash | | | | that name, and the Pineapple Julep of Host Logan |
| orange bitters 1 small shot of port wine | | | | came nearer being a punch than the drink designated |
| Mix all but the port in the order named in a tall 12-ounce | | | | today as julep. |
| glass. Fill with cracked ice to a finger-width of the top. | | | | Pineapple Julep 1 quart sparkling Moselle wine 2 large |
| Jiggle with a spoon until well frapped. Then float on top | | | | shots of dry gin 2 large shots of maraschino syrup 2 |
| the pony of port wine ... do not stir. | | | | large shots of raspberry syrup 2 oranges-juice only |
| Said Sam Guarino, once the chief bartender at the | | | | Sugar to taste Slices of pineapple |
| Hotel Roosevelt bar, who originated this drink delight: | | | | This punch, for it is not really a julep according to our |
| "The Orgeat Punch has two distinct flavors which | | | | mod¬ern acceptation of the term julep, should be |
| register separately when trickling down your throat. | | | | prepared by placing a large piece of ice in a punch |
| First you taste the Oporto, and then you get the | | | | bowl and pouring on the mixture then ladling it over the |
| second rich taste of the orgeat-flavored whiskey | | | | ice long enough to melt some of the ice and chill the |
| mixture." | | | | whole. It is recommended to serve the punch along |
| Orgeat sirup, or sirop d'orgecut, is made from the milk | | | | with stone coasters so the glass doesn't drip all over |
| of almonds and has long been a favorite | | | | the guest who is drinking it. |
| flavor¬ing and sweetening liqueur among the | | | | The pineapple should be the fresh fruit, if possible, and |
| Creoles of New Orleans. It is not used as much today | | | | sliced over the bowl. Cher¬ries from the |
| as in the past, but drink-mixers who like something | | | | maraschino bottle, strawberries, and other fruits in |
| different should cultivate its acquaintance again. Arrack | | | | season can be added. This recipe makes enough for |
| Punch | | | | six servings. |
| A large shot of date arrack 2 teaspoons bar sugar 2 | | | | In the days of old, the days of gold, and the days of |
| dashes of lemon juice | | | | '49, when embryonic miners flocked through New |
| Dissolve the sugar in a little water, add the lemon juice, | | | | Orleans on their way to the newly discovered |
| then the arrack; fill the glass nearly full with shaved ice, | | | | California gold fields, these same would-be miners |
| and shake well. Strain into a glass and serve with a | | | | found many places in the Crescent City to wet their |
| straw. Printed coasters may be appropriate to serve | | | | whistles. One popular oasis was Logan's "Pelican |
| along with this festive punch. | | | | Coffee¬house," told of in the foregoing page, |
| Arrack is the fermented juice of the date palm, and is | | | | where the Ar¬rack Punch and Pineapple Julep |
| a name that was applied in Eastern countries to any | | | | were counted the best in town. |
| spirituous liquor of native manufacture, espe¬cially | | | | |