Cheerio! A Book of Punches and Cocktails by Charles (1928, p.41) — A La Henry VIII

1 lemonlemon juice acid
1 lemonlemon rind — Use both juice and rind.base
1 bottleSoda water dilution
1 glasssherry modifier
1 bottleclaret other
grated nutmeg — A little.other
1 sprigVerbena other
powdered sugar — Sweeten to taste.sweetener
  1. Mix the lemon juice and rind with powdered sugar, then pour over them a glass of Sherry and a bottle of Claret and sweeten to taste.
  2. Add a sprig of verbena and a bottle of soda water with a little grated nutmeg, strain the mixture, and serve with ice.

Ice: Ice

See also: Claret Cup, Imperial Punch