This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
One cup of water, two cups of sugar, one quart Burgundy, one cup of rum, one-third cup of brandy, one-third cup Benedictine, one quart Vichy, three sliced oranges, half can pineapple, with syrup, juice of two lemons, one cup of tea infusion, ice.
Make a syrup by boiling water and sugar ten minutes. Mix remaining ingredients, except ice, sweeten to taste with syrup, and pour into punch-bowl over a large piece of ice.
 
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