Archive for August 24th, 2007
An Early Modern Rum Punch Recipe
Friday, August 24th, 2007When Dr Hans Sloane visited Jamaica in the late 1680s he recorded recipes for local delicacies. Here, just in time for the Notting Hill Carnival, is his version of Jamaican Rum Punch – unfortunately he doesn’t give amounts but the basic ingredients are: ‘Rum, Water, Lime-juice, Sugar, and a little Nutmeg scrap’d on the top [...]