Chop ginger, add to water and sugar, boil fifteen minutes; add fruit juice, cool, strain, and dilute with crushed ice.

Champagne Punch

1 cup water

2 cups sugar

1 quart California champagne

4 tablespoons brandy

2 tablespoons Medford rum

2 tablespoons Orange Curaçoa

Juice 2 lemons

2 cups tea infusion