International Recipes
Old Berlin Castle Punch
This is from the Rhine district.
Instructions
- Dissolve two pounds of sugar in a quart of water. Place in granite saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and add 2 bottles Rhine wine, keeping below the boiling point.
- Soak a lump of sugar in brandy and ignite it, holding it in a spoon over the pan.
- Slowly pour a pint of good rum over the burning sugar and into the pan.
- Serve piping hot.