Old Berlin Castle Punch

Old Berlin Castle Punch is from the Rhine district.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds granulated sugar
• 1 quart (4 cups) water
• 2 bottles Rhine wine
• Brandy
• 1 sugar cube
• 1 pint good rum

Instructions

1. Dissolve sugar in water. Place in granite saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and add Rhine wine, keeping below the boiling point.
2. Soak a lump of sugar in brandy and ignite it, holding it in a spoon over the pan. Then slowly pour rum over the burning sugar and into the pan.
3. Serve piping hot.