Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

[Peasie]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

Oh. Mi just fine Miss Enid recipe sitting on my kitchen book shelf all dis time

Yes, she repeats the same jingle our ancestors taught us: <span style="font-style: italic">one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, and four of weak</span>. Here is Enid Donaldson summarized, page 141:

<ul style="list-style-type: disc">[*] One measure of lime juice[*]One measure of granulated sugar <span style="font-weight: bold">and</span> one measure of syrup[*]Three measures of rum[*]Four measures for fruit juice or water combination[/list]

<span style="text-decoration: underline">Tip</span>:
To this basic recipe, you may add a pinch of salt, some grated nutmeg, or 6 pimento berries. Bottle and cork well. The mixture improves with age, so mix it early before ready to use and allow it to mature.

[Pepper]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

Peasie,
I usually used fresh squeezed lime to make up my measure of lime juice. The pulp gives the punch a nice kick.

[Peasie]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

I can't imagine lime juice any other way, but fresh-squeezed

The punch turned out very tasty. I followed the jingle and came up with:

1 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
2 cups Kelly's strawberry syrup
3 cups rum (1 cup JB overproof, 2 cups Myers dark)
4 cups juice (2 cups Grace Pineapple with Ginger juice and 2 cups of Carib canned Tropical Fruit Punch)

I added a pinch of salt and 6 pimento berries.

The punch is definitely what we used to drink at Christmas time. One thing I would change though is to use only white rum next time. I don't think this version had enough of a kick. My friends thought it was too sweet and could be watered down. But once you add the ice and let it melt a little, I felt it was just right

[twiney]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

Ode to the white rum.....aye aye

[Hush Darlin]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

Peasie I have a mixologist friend who have worked at some of Jamaica's top hotels and he recommends adding icymint to your rum punch and let it sit for a few days
1 a sour
2 a sweet
3 a strong
4 a weak

[Cultcha]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

<span style="font-weight: bold"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SweetSsop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Peasie I have a mixologist friend who have worked at some of Jamaica's top hotels and he recommends adding icymint to your rum punch and let it sit for a few days
1 a sour
2 a sweet
3 a strong
4 a weak </div></div>

I am making mine tonight.

<span style="color: #FF0000">What is icymint Sweets? Whe mi a go find dat?</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">Here is my plan so far</span>

1 of sour</span> = fresh squeezed lime juice.

<span style="font-weight: bold">2 of sweet</span> = 1 part strawberry syrup and one part sugar.

<span style="font-weight: bold">3 of strong</span> = 3 parts Wray &amp; Nephew Overproof

<span style="font-weight: bold">4 of weak</span> = fresh ginger sliced and placed into 4 parts boiling water for about 20 minutes. Added to punch mixture once cool.

[Hush Darlin]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

milo icymint is a candy
i guess its Jamaican

[Cultcha]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

Ahhh yes! OK!

Well I made mine minus the icymint. It taste just as I remember it. Going to give some to friends and co-workers, I'll brew up a new batch next weekend for miself.

[Tulip]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

Do you have to use the angostura bitters? I'm not sure I've ever even seen a bottle except online.

[Cultcha]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

My mom (GBHS ) used the bitters when she made rum punch. If I made it all the time I would buy some but this being a once a year thing it not worth it to me.

[Tulip]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

Thanks Kotch. I have to go out to Cobb County tomorrow. I know where at least three West Indian markets are there so I'm going to go ahead and buy a bottle of the bitters. (Surely, at least one of them will have it. I know two use the same supplier warehouse and always carry almost basically the same items but the third one uses a different supplier and has greater variety from many islands so I'll try it first.)

I want it to taste right so I'm going all the way with the ingredients.

[Peasie]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

OK, here's the recipe I came up with using some of all that is written in the thread. Thank you all I made three batches over the Holidays and they were good. I am sticking with this recipe ... just remind me next year when I ask again!
<span style="text-decoration: underline">
<span style="font-weight: bold">Jamaicans.com Real Rum Punch</span></span>

1 part sour <span style="font-weight: bold">1 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice</span>
2 parts sweet <span style="font-weight: bold">1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup Kelly's Strawberry Syrup</span>
3 parts strong <span style="font-weight: bold">2 cups white rum, 1 cup dark rum</span>
4 parts weak <span style="font-weight: bold">4 cups water</span>
1 cup peeled fresh ginger, smashed with cleaver
6 Allspice (pimento) berries

<span style="text-decoration: underline">Method</span>:

Boil water. Put peeled fresh ginger in large heat-proof bowl. Add sugar. Pour boiling water over ginger and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cover and let cool.

Strain and reserve ginger juice. In a large glass container, mix together lime juice, syrup, rum, and ginger juice. Pour into bottles - save rum bottles for this purpose. Add berries to each bottle. Seal tightly.

Decorate with ribbons and gift cards. Give away. Immediately.

[RichD]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">. Give away. Immediately. </div></div>



why?

[Tulip]

Re: Rum Punch - real good Christmas kind

LOL

I could probaby tell you why, but uhh I don't remember.