Aristocratic Sparkling Punch

1942 recipe from Gourmet magazine

 

 

Ingredients

 

Sparkling water

1 bottle Burgundy

4 ounces Brandy

2 bottles Champagne

Raspberries or strawberries

2 oranges

 

 

Directions

 

Dissolve 1 cup cube sugar in 1 cup — from a quart — of sparkling water, and pour into a punch bowl.

Add 1 bottle Burgundy and 4 ounces brandy, stirring well. Place a block of ice in the bowl, and pour in 2 bottles Champagne and the rest of the sparkling water.

Garnish the top of the ice block with strawberries or raspberries, or other fruit in season, and float thin slices of 2 oranges on the punch.