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Heidelberg Punch, or Hebe's Cup

Take a fresh frame-grown cucumber. Cut an inch and a half of it into thin slices, and put them into a punch-bowl with the thin rind of a sound lemon and three table-spoonfuls of pounded sugar. Work them well together for four or five minutes with the back of a wooden spoon; then pour over them three table-spoonfuls of brandy, six of sherry, a bottle of soda-water, and a bottle of claret. Mix these ingredients thoroughly, and let them remain for one hour. Just before serving add another bottle of soda-water. Probable cost, 6d., exclusive of the spirits and wine. Sufficient for a three-pint bowl.