CLARET PUNCH (5-gallon mixture for a large reception or party of 100 people)
For mixing use a large agate or porcelain-lined vessel.
4 lbs. Cut Loaf Sugar.
Juice of 25 Lemons.
2 quarts Brandy.
10 quarts Claret.
7 jiggers Chartreuse (green).
8 quarts Carbonated Water.
Stir well.
Place a large block of Ice in a Punch bowl and fill nearly full of the mixture, adding:
18 Oranges, cut in slices.
1½ cans sliced Pineapples.
Serve from the bowl into Punch glasses with a Ladle, and renew the contents of the bowl from the mixing vessel as needed.