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Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.88) — George J. Kappeler 1895

0.5 half lemonLemon juice (fresh) — lemon juiceacid
0.5 mixing-glassice — fine icebase
1 jiggerJamaica rum — By reference to Irish Punch.base
water — waterdilution
fruit — fruitgarnish
1 tablespoonsugar — fine sugarsweetener
  1. Prepare in the same manner as Irish Punch, substituting Jamaica rum for Irish whiskey.

Garnish: Fruit

Ice: Fine ice

Down the Hatch by "Paul" (1920, p.17) — Down the Hatch 1920

2 tspLemon juice (fresh) — Lemon Juiceacid
1 tspLime juice (fresh) — Lime Juiceacid
1 jiggerJamaica rum — Jamaica Rumbase
0.5 tsppowdered sugar — Powdered Sugarbase
0.5 jiggerSeltzer water — Seltzerdilution
3 dropsRaspberry syrup — Raspberry Syrupsweetener
  1. Stir well and strain into a punch glass.
  2. Serve with cherry or pineapple.

Garnish: Cherry or pineapple

Ice: 0.5 scoop broken ice

This matters because it keeps the compact Jamaica-rum punch branch clearly visible in the early 1920s.

The small-scale bar-glass service is the defining point here.

See also: Brandy Punch, Bacardi Rum Punch