Frenchmans Punch
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| + | "This connection of discordant ingredients reminds me of the Frenchman's punch: he put water into it, to make it weak -- rum to make it strong -- sugar to make it sweet -- and limes to make it sour. The mixture was very palatable to the taste, and the only misfortune was, it punched the senses out of his head" | ||
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==="Janesville Daily Gazette", 24th October 1860=== | ==="Janesville Daily Gazette", 24th October 1860=== | ||
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"The fusion party of this state is becoming like the Frenchman's punch, with a little sugar to make it sweet; a little lemon to make it sour; a little brandy to make it strong, and a little water to make | "The fusion party of this state is becoming like the Frenchman's punch, with a little sugar to make it sweet; a little lemon to make it sour; a little brandy to make it strong, and a little water to make | ||
it weak." | it weak." | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:46, 12 September 2007
[edit] Historical Reference
[edit] "The Writings of the Late Elder John Leland" by Miss L.F. Greene (1845)
"This connection of discordant ingredients reminds me of the Frenchman's punch: he put water into it, to make it weak -- rum to make it strong -- sugar to make it sweet -- and limes to make it sour. The mixture was very palatable to the taste, and the only misfortune was, it punched the senses out of his head"
[edit] "Janesville Daily Gazette", 24th October 1860
"The fusion party of this state is becoming like the Frenchman's punch, with a little sugar to make it sweet; a little lemon to make it sour; a little brandy to make it strong, and a little water to make it weak."
