How to Make Christmas Gin Punch - The Victorian Way
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2016
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Mr Lincoln, the butler, is very busy with Christmas preparations, so Mrs Crocombe is making some Christmas gin punch for the servants in the kitchens of Audley End House.
INGREDIENTS
250g Brown Sugar
7 lemons
750ml Gin
750ml Ginger Wine
250g Honey
A Pinch of Cloves
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
Hot Water
METHOD
In a large bowl, add the sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, lemons, honey, gin and ginger wine. Add some hot water to your taste and give everything a good stir. You can then decant your punch into a decorative bowl and serve.
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Servants: " How much gin did you put in this?!" Mrs Crocrombe : Yes
Lol I'm dying rn hahahhahaha
I just spit my wine on my laptop laughing reading this. No regrets.
Lmfao
_two shots of vodka_
Two shots of vodka.
Getting hammered - The Victorian Way
Here4Years your comment had me bursting into laughter. Thanks! 😂
Hahahaha
😂😂
It’s the “classy” way....
I know, right. There’s gonna be a lot of drunk people dancing..
Did Mrs Crocombe, just call out Mr Lincoln as a drunkard? Shade!
More that a big burly man would be able to handle more liquor than a small scullery maid.
My first thought was, "Not for that strumpet!" But, I then realized that a scullery maid would have been a teenaged girl who could get sick on a strong drink. Mr. Lincoln was a full-grown man who likely preferred a "kick" to his punch.
@@thomasmoss9042 yea thinking about what time period it is she would probably be like 13 or 14 and he would probably be over 40.
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Thomas Moss, not only did he prefer a kick, but he would be more accustomed to drinking. Mrs. C would keep an eye on her kitchen staff and not allow them to drink regularly. One of the perks of Mr. Lincoln’s job would have been to taste the wines and spirits, and to finish partial bottles of wine.
a whole bottle of Gin AND a whole bottle of ginger wine?
oh, y'all getting TURNT turnt... 😂😂😂
@G F i wouldn't know! i've always wanted to visit but i haven't had the opportunity yet
one day i'll leave the US and explore and learn about Britain and the UK in general! but today's not the day lol
Turn down for what?
@@justiniantbh You should definitely come to our little Island ^_^ Most don't think it because we're known for obnoxious weather, but there is a lot to do here for all sorts of tourists!
750 ml= 3 cups of Gin plus 3 cups Ginger Wine which is diluted with 1 cup of honey, 7 lemon slices and what looks like at least 3 cups of hot water.
☽ аиаѕтаsіо ☾ For real! There’ll be a lot of new royal babies, next September!!
Mrs Crocombe’s favourite dish:
A bowl of alcohol
I made this yesterday at Christmas dinner and everyone loved it. It was delicious, liquid Christmas in a punch bowl. My cousin, who's a bartender, even asked me for the recipe. Thanks for such a delightful drink and happy holidays!
And for my fellow Americans who want to try this, here are the measurements I converted. Note that when I made it yesterday, I cut them in half and it still made plenty for a group of ten people:
Victorian Christmas Punch
1 cup brown sugar
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. cinnamon
A pinch of cloves
7 lemons, sliced
1 cup honey
1 750ml bottle of ginger wine
1 750ml bottle of gin
3 cups hot water, or more to taste
Alicia Nyblade did you serve it hot?
They don't really sell ginger wine stateside, so would you recommend infusing ginger in white wine as a substitute?
@@deathpyre42 I don't know. I live in the States (California) and I was able to find ginger wine at my local BevMo. If you can't find it where you are, I would say yes, maybe try infusing ginger into some white wine.
@@deathpyre42 no they are very different things. You can make ginger wine but it is a hastle
@@madabbafan oh wait homeade ginger wine in my country is sweet... I dont know how is yours. I do love this recipe. We serve it warm and add ice cube if you need
Dang.... lemons, honey and booze.... it's like a hot toddy.... it'll cure what ails you in winter, and if it doesn't, you'll be so sloshed you won't care!
so true xD
Jennifer Elkins that was the most british thing i’ve ever read
Well that is the point of a hot toddy - it solves exactly nothing, but it does make everything a little more bareable.
@@goawayleavemealone2880 So true ,i got a bad cold so made hot milk whisky with a good shot of brandy,its not cured the cold but the days seem a lot easier.
Exactly
Mrs. Crocombe really said: “two shots of gin”
Drinking this while eating trifle will they even be standing lol
Nope😂🤣
you should rename this “bathroom floor” because that’s all you’ll be seeing after you drink it tbh
lol
This made me literally LOL, thanks for the good laugh, friend!
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wow, they weren't messing around with the alcohol.
Oh no. If you ever check out I think it was the meeting for American independence day, they drank SO MUCH alcohol. So much.
"For this recipe, you will need: The key to the master's liquor cabinet."
Dang they got lit back then
I’m not sure how lit you can get from a punch made with 3 cups Gin, 3 cups Ginger wine diluted with 1 cup honey and 3 cups hot water.
@@AlbertaRose94 That's still 6 cups of alcohol. 40% for the gin and, if the ginger wine was made with brandy, somewhere near 60%. The hot water is quite necessary.
@@scarlett6015 LOL! Yes it is.
@@scarlett6015 Ginger wine is about 14% ABV. So that's 300mL alcohol in the gin, 105mL alcohol in the ginger wine, compared with a liquid total of 2500mL. The total alcohol content is about 16% ABV, or only slightly higher than a full-bodied red wine.
Considering how much gin went into that I’m surprised Mrs Crocombe wasn’t completely sloshed after just one sip!
LOL
I think that the flavor was a surprise even for her, hehe x) a bit strong but still tasty, slurp!
Nah the boiling water diluted the alcohol
3 cups Gin, 3 cups Ginger Wine, 1 cup honey and that pitcher probably had at least 3 cups of hot water. It might have a kick to it but it’s probably on the diluted side.
Leo W We don’t see what goes on, off camera. Lol
Haha, gotta keep that scullery maid in line!
Roger Levy
How old was the typical scullery maid of the time?
@Rose Tico Enthusiast I beleive a scullery maid could be as young as 14,right? Or am I thinking of another position?
@Rose Tico Enthusiast I saw somewhere that she started in her 30s on one of their videos
William mohamad nope. The video on this channel said that Mrs. Crocombe started domestic housework when she was 13.
Scullery maid! What about Mr. Lincoln?!
I’ve just made this (in a far smaller quantity) and it’s delicious. It’s winter here in Australia, and my husband and I both have headcolds, and it’s done us a power of good. Maybe it’s the medicinal qualities of the lemon, ginger and honey... or maybe with all that ginger wine and gin, we just don’t care! 🤣
Thank you so much! I was about to ask if anyone has made this.
I make something similar to this one I am under the weather. I make hot black tea, and add honey, lemon, and blackberry Brandy. I drink it as fast as I can, as hot as I can, and then go to bed! Guaranteed to sleep like a little baby. Now, whether you wake up feeling better or not is questionable, but you're definitely getting a good night's rest.
Gin was traditionally considered good for sore throats and coughs, and combined with lemons and ginger, there's probably something to it!
may I inquire what a headcold is?
The best remedies are the ones that stop you from caring that you're sick.
Finally - I can now put a face to the name. Can't quite imagine Mr. Lincoln going at it, though.
I can imagine that though, lol
I'd pay to see it.
Now I just picture how the servants would be like smashed out of their minds:
-Mrs. Crocombe telling Mary Anne EXACTLY what she thought of her
-Mrs. Warwick sobbing over the dumbest things
-Fanny waking up next to one of Audley End's Jersey cows
-Edgar dancing to nonexistent music
-Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Vert drunkenly beating the snot out of each other.
Mrs Crocombe, come quickly. Mr. Lincoln, and Mary Ann drank all the punch. Now they're playing sardines in the linen cupboard. 😂😂😂
The comment "Suitable for Mr. Lincoln but not my scullery maid" makes a lot more sense when you know scullery maids were anywhere between 12-16 or younger. Yeah don't give the 12-year-old gin
Love the very end, when she raises the cup....such a sweetheart :)
When she's not being a queen of shade.
Mrs Crocombe, you had me at gin! Actually, just give me the gin.
This is so fascinating to me! I can't stop watching!
Yaisha Diaz same!
Yaisha Diaz Same for me
Same, the lady the plays her is sooooo good!
Same
Yaisha Diaz I so agree with you girl i feel like jumping into that culture and just stay there and not come back
You had me at gin darling 🍸
The "help" weren't allowed to party until after Boxing Day. Yay history.
The actress is just soooo believable... brilliant!!!
I really would love a video of Mr. Lincoln giving us a tour of Audrey End, describing each room and the decor.
Considering how Miss Crocombe passively describes him, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s absolutely sloshed during the whole tour.
How about him laying the table instead?
@@n.w.flannel3463 I am quite happy that Mr Lincoln finally showed up haha
I'm american and I love these victorian recipes!! everyone always asks where i got the recipes and I simply tell them from the internet! l simply love them!
Tell them of this channel so they can also enjoy these videos
This looks like the drink that Mr. Micawber makes several times in Charles Dickens' novel, David Copperfield.
Well spotted Lisa! This was part of the inspiration for the recipe.
True
In the immortal words of J-Kwon..E’ry body in the club getting tipsy!! 😂😂
Jill Harbst-Boulanger I’m cracking up at this comment 🤣🤣🤣
Errrbody in the kitchen!
Dyamond Bolden Glad I could make you laugh my friend!!
Katherine Tutschek Yessss!! 😂😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I love the fact she did not say the punch is perfect or good or blablabla. She said it not really her taste but someone else. It just so natural react and well script. Make myself so please to watch it
It's going to get messy over at Audley End...On the next installment we learn that the Scullery Maid is on the stable roof, drunkenly singing Nessun Dorma, while a hammered Mr Lincoln tries to ascend a ladder to retrieve her...and one can only imagine Mrs Crocombe plastered!
Can't have the scullery maid getting smashed!
Diesel Dawg
Getting the youngest - and quite likely smallest - girl of all the servants drunk would not be a good idea. Don’t get drunk until you’re of age, people!
Nillie and while it’s a stretch she was probably Methodist, it was common for working class Britons in the 19th century to be Methodist and they were at the forefront of teetotalism.
@@DrCuriensapprentice Up North most working class were Catholics.
Not where my family were from, very low church and Methodist, My Grandma however did a 180 and went High Church when she got freaked out when she went to a full blown evangelical sermon in her 20’s
@@DrCuriensapprentice I was always taught that Methodists were dominate in Wales and the Midlands, the South was Anglican and the North was Catholic.
I think Mrs. Crocombe/Kathy’s voice is really soothing for some reason
I think Mr Lincoln and Mamrie Hart have a lot in common regarding the strength of that punch ahahah.
This is a very ancient recepiy, The Romans used to drink wine with all sort of spices and honey, and it was always diluted with water.
Yes the Romans thought only barbarians drank wine neat, half and half wine and water was strong for most.
0:44 Jon Townsend would be thrilled with this recipe.
I enjoy these videos so much, hopefully you keep making them!
Harald Tesla Hear Hear! Greetings from America.
So this is pretty much sugar, lemons, honey, and booze....sounds like the Victorians knew how to party!
When she said that butler is too busy, she making the face tho 😂
Please bring back this series every year :) its so so beautiful to watch, and the actress is fantastic!
She's not an actress, she is a historian who works for English heritage educating people about the Victorian kitchens and recipes
@@nicolamoir8839 Excuse me, she's portraying the role of a real person in costume, and with props. She's an ACTRESS in this context.
@@stephendise9006 dumb
Gees.... a mug of that with your Christmas cake will leave you flying high until Valentines Day..!
The recipe videos are the only ones I watch from this channel. I hope they bring on many many more recipes videos. Very interesting to see the recipes from Victorian times. It would also be wonderful to see how the English recipes change over years.
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Jenn Hedrick Same Here
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I used to only watch the recipes, there's some really interesting videos they produce outside of that, but I'm much more choosy with them, I will watch a Mrs. Crocombe video no matter what!
Whole bottle of gin? WOW! Who cares about That Dinner - hick! Bring on the Christmas spirit - ooer.............thud........Bah!......Humbug!
The Breretons Hilarious! That's precisely what I was thinking but you said it BEST😊
I'm dying of laughter! That's the best thing ever!
Me thinks that punch is a bit strong! lol
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It is a punch bowl you guys!
oOOF, It’s like the old english version of the ‘two shots of vodka’ vine 😂💖
I love this videos omg ;;u;;
Old English wasn’t spoken in the 19th century.
I made this for Thanksgiving and for my work Christmas party and if you can't find ginger wine, you can use ginger liqueur as a substitute 😊😊
When you half expect the lemons to fizzle and disintegrate in the gin.
I don't drink often. Is gin really that strong?
I always come here to see your comments when I'm depressed.
I can just imagine the crew and Kathy after a long day shooting drinking this along with the yummy treats as their well deserved reward
This punch is what we use to spike the punch at christmas parties today...
Mrs. Crocombe: *employed as the royal bartender*
This is one of Mrs. Crocombe's shorter videos(just under 3 minutes) however it's one of the most satisfying to watch as she pours in each of the ingredients to the bowl.
I'm Mexican and really really love this kind of recipes. I'm fascinated and I wish to see more of them in the future.
'To the sugar I'm going to add' ... ALL OF THE OTHER INGREDIENTS!
Sounds delicious! And a lovely traditional alternative to mulled wine 🍷
The comments about using a whole bottle of gin make me smile. This punch was not going to be drunk by Mrs Crocombe, the butler and the scullery maid, but by the whole staff. This would include kitchen maids, housekeeper, several maids, several footmen, the grooms from the stable, coachman, gardeners, and others. One bowl of punch would provide enough for the staff to raise toasts to the Queen, Lord Braybrook, Lady Braybrook and possibly the heir to the estate. Although this punch would have a strong flavour, it's alcohol content would be diluted as neither the butler, in charge of the male indoor staff, nor the housekeeper, in charge of female staff, would want drunken staff. I'm sure though, that the senior staff would gather in the butler's pantry, or the housekeeper's room, for a few additional "nips", whilst the junior staff would have fairly weak beer, ensuring that they were ready for work in the early hours of next day. Although a drunken butler might hold onto his job, other servants, even at Christmas, would face instant dismissal if they were discovered drunk.
Imagine Christmas Pudding, Trifle and this in one banquet oml
Who else just loves her kitchen? I d love to cook there!
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Watch just for the beautiful accent of this lady, she makes me sleep better!
750 ml Gin equals 3 cups
750 ml Ginger wine equals 3 cups
250 ml Honey equals 1 cup
The pitcher of hot water looked like it held about 750 ml/3 cups.
she's so cute when she's lifting the cup at the end ! i'm so obsessed with those videos
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It's like stepping back in time; this entire series is so informative, amazing and true as you can get! I might make that yummy looking gingerbread or chocolate pudding sometime!
made this last christmas 2019.. everybody was smashed and woke up the following day with hangovers.. in the philippines, we celebrate our christmas like new years.. we stay up all night of december 24 (if you can) and wait until midnight, december 25, and we celebrate the night away..
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That background music is so darn CHEERFUL!
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The punch bowl is life.
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Oh, I thought this was meant to be used like a 'concentrate'...a little more water, indeed 😁
We have a locally produced gin here in Berlin, that would work great for this recipe, though. "Brandstifter" - it has a mild flavour and pronounced citrus notes...hm, I wonder if this would make a good cold summer punch as well. I really like the idea 😊
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I love the Mrs. C Christmas videos.
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Oh you know back in the day Mister Lincoln was sneaking the scullery maid that drink. Thank you so much for these videos they are so informative and wonderful. Mrs. Crocombe fan all the way.
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Saved and bookmarked this to try for Christmas this year. I mean, it would be rude not to given it’s history and all that! It’s not drinking alcohol, it’s drinking history! I’ll have to substitute the honey though for agarve syrup (which has the same taste and consistency) but can’t wait to try it and report back in a few months!
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Well this party is gonna be lit... I’ll go home
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I'm making this for the upcoming Christmas office party next weekend!
Wheee!!! I think that's going to be a bit potent for me! Lol! :). Does look very festive and pretty in the bowl with the lemon slices floating on top :)
You could probably replace the ginger wine with ginger ale, but then it would also be sweeter I imagine. :-)
I'm definitely going to try it out that way. :-)