Punch Syrup
Digest 8 ounces fresh lemon peel cut in small pieces and bruised, in 12 ounces Jamaica rum for 3 days, and strain. Mix 28 ounces strained lemon juice with 18 ounces rum; allow it to settle, and filter through paper. Dissolve 5 pounds powdered white sugar in 42 ounces rum at a gentle heat, and when cool, mix all the liquids together. This is in no way inferior to the most celebrated European punch syrups.