I dug up the other recipes. The Richmond Light Infantry Blues (which my father was a member of from 1935-40) had a famous 32 gallon "India china" punch bowl in which they mixed brandy, rum, madeira, lemons, sugar and ice. For their cookouts they also roasted a pig and had oysters, salads, breads and cakes, and they and leading men of the area played cards and quoits. Chatham Artillery Punch from SC consisted of 1 1/2 gal. catawba wine, 1/2 gallon rum, 1 qt. brandy, 1/2 pt. Benedictine, 2 qts. maraschino cherries, 1 1/2 qt. whiskey, 1 1/2 gal. "strong tea", 2 1/2 lbs brown sugar, and 1/1/2 qts each orange juice and lemon juice. Mix 36- 48 hours before drinking. It was said to have also been used to fire Confederate cannons when the powder ran out. Everybody carrying on the well-lubricated tradition of Gov. Spotswood and his gentlemen adventurers, no doubt. Nancy ------- Our eyes report to our minds what our minds have told them to see. --Anon. On Jan 29, 2007, at 1:59 PM, Barrett Decker wrote: > Nancy- The 7th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War drank a > creation from home called "Cherry Bounce"- apparently if you drank > two small glasses you couldn't walk- Barrett > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunshine49" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:03 AM > Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Knights of the Golden Horseshoe > > >> Yes, wouldn't it? Upon reaching the Shenandoah River, they of >> course feasted and drank more toasts to the King and to his family >> [one wonders to what degree- 5th cousins? Great-great aunts? >> Another round, boys!]; the account lists Virginia red wine and >> white wine, Irish whiskey, brandy, shrub, two kinds of rum, >> champagne, canary, cherry punch, cider, "etc." Maybe that's why >> there is no list of the gentlemen along. Everyone forgot who was >> there, once they got home and their wives made them sober up. >> >> That could bring up another topic for this group- the amazing >> alcoholic drinks that were common in the south. "Chatham >> Artillery Punch" from SC, and I need to look up a similar >> concoction mixed for the barbeques of the Richmond Light Infantry >> Blues. Apparently all these local militias had their own recipes. >> Incredible stuff, they would probably double as paint-stripper. >> >>> >> Nancy >> >> ------- >> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. >> >> --Daniel Boone >> >> >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html