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