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Norfolk Punch Original Non Alcoholic Herbal Drink 700 ml

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Cut the peeling of six Seville oranges and six lemons extremely thin. Pound it in a stone mortar. Add thereto a pint of brandy, and let it remain about six hours; then squeeze the juice of six Seville oranges and eight lemons into it. Stir it well, and pour into it three more pints of brandy, three pints of rum, and three quarts of water. Make two quarts of skimmed milk boiling hot; grate a nutmeg into it; mix it gradually with the other ingredients; add a sufficient quantity of fine loaf sugar to sweeten it, (about two pounds.) Stir it till the sugar is dissolved. Let the mixture stand twelve hours, then strain it through a flannel bag till it is quite clear. It is then fit for use. It has been said, that if this Punch is bottled oft’ and well corked, it will keep in any climate, and for any length of time. The bottles it is put into must be perfectly dry. The wide range of herbs and spices contained in Norfolk Punch are said to benefit the immune system, respiratory system and digestive system as well as many other areas of the body and mind. Norfolk Punch is a good, all-round healthy tonic in addition to being a tasty and enjoyable social drink. Quite seperate from the Norfolk Punch of tradition, from the 1970's the 'Original Norfolk Punch Company' produced a non-alcoholic herb cordial with a claim that it was based on a medieval receipt. Production transferred to Britvic to be abandoned in the 1990's. It has lately (2011) resurfaced as a product "Made in Australia", with some bizarre and unsupported claims for its supposed therapeutic effects, and the same, entirely fake, 'medieval' heritage.

Ingredients: Water, dark brown sugar, honey and lemon juice combined with subtle infusions, decoctions and distillations of 30 herbs, berries and spices. (Alder, alehoof, angelica, bay, caraway, chamomile, cinnamon, clove, daisy, dandelion, doc, elderberry, elderflower, fennel, fever few, ginger, grape skin, hops, lemon balm, lime flower, lime leaf, liquorice, meadow sweet, nutmeg, peppermint, poppy, rosemary, samphire, thyme, vervain) NORFOLK PUNCH. To make a relishing liquor that will keep many years, and improve by age, put the peels of thirty lemons and thirty oranges into twenty quarts of French brandy. The fruit must be pared so thin and carefully, that not the least of the white is left. Let it infuse twelve hours. Prepare thirty quarts of cold water that has been boiled, put to it fifteen pounds of double-refined sugar, and when well incorporated, pour it upon the brandy and peels, adding the juice of the oranges and of twenty-four lemons. Mix them well, strain the liquor through a fine hair sieve, into a very clean cask, that has held spirits, and add two quarts of new milk. Stir the liquor, then bung it down close, and let it stand six weeks in a warm cellar. Bottle off the liquor, but take care that the bottles be perfectly clean and dry, the corks of the best quality, and well put in. Of course a smaller quantity of this punch may be made, by observing only the above proportions. Method 1: Make the suet crust. If using beef, cut up the meat and shallot and season. Roll out the suet crust and lift it onto a piece of greased greaseproof paper. Put the meat and a very little water on this, tie up in a cloth, and steam for 3 1/2 hours. Norfolk is a county in the South-east region of England, and these are a collection of local and regional recipes handed down within families who have lived and worked in the Norfolk area. All of the recipes below are regionally authentic, originally coming from recipe books published in the 1800s or 1900s, with the weights and measurements adjusted (alongside the old standards) where appropriate for the modern kitchen.

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Mix the flour and salt (sifted) with water to make a dough. Mould pieces of the dough into balls, a good way of doing this is in the floured palm of your hand. Put in a steamer and steam for exactly 20 minutes. Do not remove the lid during the cooking time or the dumplings will spoil, and remember that dumplings are like soufflés – they will not wait. They are eaten both as ‘before’ and ‘afters’. Called ‘fillers’, they are served with gravy or with butter, or brown sugar. Called ‘swimmers’, they are served with jam or syrup.

Be adventurous and creative ... use coconut, chestnut flour, cashews, hazels, pecans, sunflower or sesame seeds, apple rings or peaches or pears ... just remember to keep proportions of dry goods and liquids correct, and do share your favourite variation with us. Another way. Pare six lemons and three Seville oranges very thin, squeeze the juice into a large teapot, put to it three quarts of brandy, one of white wine, one of milk, and a pound and a quarter of lump sugar. Let it be well mixed, and then covered for twenty-four hours. Strain it through a jelly bag till quite clear, and then bottle it off. Original Norfolk Punch is a healthy, non-alcoholic herbal drink first made by the Benedictine Monks of Welle Manor in the Fenlands of Western Norfolk at least 700 years ago, who believed Norfolk Punch was “ nature’s answer to tenseness, tiredness, and lowness of spirits”. Original Norfolk Punch is still made to the authentic monastic recipe of over 30 herbs, berries and spices creating a unique taste to be enjoyed by all.Drink chilled to refresh or hot to relax, warm and cheer. Original Norfolk Punch is a healthy, non-alcoholic herbal drink. A good, all-round healthy tonic in addition to being a tasty and enjoyable social drink. Method 2: With mussels. Make the suet crust, roll out and put on the paper as in Method 1. Wash the mussels very well and remove bears. Put them in a pan on the stove- a very low heat so that the pan will not burn – and they will open almost immediately. Scoop them out onto the dough, season, wrap up as in method 1, and steam for 1 1/2 hours.

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