Potsdam Punch

Kaiser Wilhelm's own.

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 4 pounds granulated sugar
• 4 bottles Rhine wine
• 1 bottle rum
• Juice of 2 lemons

Instructions

1. Heat two quarts of water to the boiling point.
2. Add 4 pounds of sugar, then add 4 bottles Rhine wine and 1 bottle rum.
3. Heat the entire brew again to the boiling point, then take from fire and reduce the alcoholic content by setting fire to the liquid.
4. Strain through a cloth into a bowl and add the juice of two lemons.
5. Serve either hot or cold.