Traditional Cold-Weather Punch

• 1 fifth Barbados rum
• 2 lemons
• 4 ounces sugar
• 3 pints boiling water
• 1 fifth brandy
• 1 pint Sherry
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• Grated nutmeg

1. Macerate the lemon rinds and the sugar in a small earthenware bowl.
2. Add the lemon juice and ginger.
3. Mix well and place in a larger earthenware bowl.
4. Then add, in order, the rum, brandy, Sherry and boiling water.
5. Mix well, warm for 20 minutes, and serve it topped with nutmeg.

rum, lemons, sugar, water, brandy, sherry, ginger, nutmeg

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1380 (may not work)