Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.216) — Terrington 1869
| 0.5 pint | mock arrack | base |
| 1 pint | sherry | base |
| water or weak tea — Add as much as desired. | dilution | |
| oleo-saccharum or lemon essence on sugar — essence of lemon rubbed on sugar | sweetener | |
| sugar — Sweeten to taste. | sweetener |
- Combine the sherry, mock arrack, and lemon essence rubbed on sugar.
- Add as much water or weak tea as desired, sweeten to taste, and serve.
The Vauxhall naming gives this a direct link to older London pleasure-garden drinking culture.
The optional tea dilution is an important period punch cue, not just a modern mixer swap.