Oxford Night Caps by Richard Cook (1860, p.19) — Oxford 1860

6 wholelemon juice — juice of lemonsacid
1 wholelemon peel — lemon peel oil on sugaracid
6 wholeSeville orange juice — juice of Seville orangesacid
4 glassesbrandy base
1 wholeSeville orange peel — Seville orange peel oil on sugarbase
1 quartwater — boiling waterdilution
6 glassescalves-feet jelly — In a liquid state.other
0.5 poundsugar — loaf sugarsweetener
  1. Combine the citrus oil sugar treatment, citrus juices, calves-feet jelly, and loaf sugar in a jug.
  2. Pour on one quart of boiling water, add four glasses of brandy, stir well, and serve.

Cook's slang name 'Storative' is part of the printed heading and reflects living undergraduate speech.

This is one of the more direct built punches in the book, without the longer infusion of Oxford Punch.

See also: Oxford Punch, Leander Punch, Oxford Milk Punch

Cook's footnote says many first statesmen of the day would recognize it as a college debating-party drink.