{"id":1151,"date":"2011-04-29T05:30:55","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T04:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:55:31","slug":"wedding-punch-from-mrs-beetons-cookery-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/wedding-punch-from-mrs-beetons-cookery-book","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Punch From Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"1987

Wedding Bouquet<\/p><\/div>\n

(From my great-grandmother’s 1909 publication of ‘Mrs Beeton’s Every-Day Cookery’ – see this post<\/a><\/strong> for more information.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Today’s the day William & Kate tie the knot so here’s a recipe to toast the Royal couple…<\/p>\n

WEDDING PUNCH<\/strong>
\nINGREDIENTS.-I quart of champagne, I bottle of claret, I bottle of seltzer water iced, I wineglassful of cura\u00e7oa, sugar to taste, \u00bd pint of crushed ice, strips of cucumber, sprigs of young mint.<\/p>\n

METHOD.-Mix all the ingredients together, and serve with the mint and cucumber floating on the surface.<\/p>\n

(Image: my wedding bouquet – 1987.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(From my great-grandmother’s 1909 publication of ‘Mrs Beeton’s Every-Day Cookery’ – see this post for more information.) Today’s the day William & Kate tie the knot so here’s a recipe to toast the Royal couple… WEDDING PUNCH INGREDIENTS.-I quart of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mrs-beetons-cookery-books"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t