Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.219) — Terrington 1869

2 lemonslemon juice — Strained.acid
2 orangesSeville orange juice — Strained.acid
1 bottlebrandy base
3 fruitcitrus oleo-saccharum — oleo-saccharum of Seville oranges and lemonbase
0.5 bottlerum base
0.25 bottleshrub modifier
1 pinchbenzoin — flowers of benzoinother
5 ozsugar — loaf or barley sugarsweetener
  1. Mix the citrus oleo-saccharum with the strained lemon and Seville orange juices and add the sugar.
  2. Put the brandy, rum, shrub, and flowers of benzoin into a jar and mix until well amalgamated.
  3. Combine the two mixtures to form the essence of punch.
  4. When required for use, dilute with liquor as desired.

This is a particularly valuable utility entry because it documents Victorian punch pre-batching practice.

The concentrate is designed as a base rather than a finished drink.

See also: Gin Punch for Bottling, Tickle my Fancy, Orange Punch

Terrington says to add liquor as desired when required for use.