Plantation Milk Punch Recipes

CLARIFIED MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Heat 2 1/4 cups of water to 208 degrees F. If you have an electric kettle with a temperature setting, great. If not, bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, kill the heat and count to 20. Pour the water over the teabags into a quart vessel and steep 3 minutes before removing the bags. (Do not wring out or squeeze the bags.)
• Add the sugar to the hot tea and stir to dissolve. Then add the port, rum, Allspice Dram, and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Pour the milk into a glass pitcher and then follow with the tea mixture. (Yes, it will curdle.) Park on counter for 1 hour. Do not shake, stir or molest in any way. Just let the magic happen. Oh, and make sure the tea goes into the milk, not the other way around.
• Line a large, fine-mesh sieve with a commercial-sized coffee filter (we like those made for 1.5-gallon machines) and strain the mixture into a wide, 4-quart container. Once completely filtered, typically about 1 hour, transfer to a quart jar or pitcher and chill to serve. (See Cook's Note.)
• Store tightly sealed in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
• Heat a heavy skillet over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Toast the allspice berries until fragrant, about 1 minute, then roughly crush.
• Combine the rum and crushed allspice berries in a quart-sized glass jar, seal the lid tightly and give it a good shake. Steep for 10 days.
• Strain the allspice-infused rum through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan and add the sugar. Heat over low, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature before storing in a glass jar or bottle.
• Note: Any overproof rum will work here, meaning any rum over 50 percent ABV. But navy-strength rum, typically bottled at 57 percent ABV, is my favorite. Just remember: The higher the ABV of the rum, the higher the ABV of your resulting dram.

PLANTATION MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• In a blender or cocktail shaker, combine half-and-half, sugar, vanilla, and brandy Blend or shake vigorously.
• Pour into a glass packed with crushed ice.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg (if desired).

PLANTATION COFFEE PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a punch bowl and stir until ice cream melts.
• Garnish with dollops of whipped cream and sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.

PLANTATION PUNCH

Steps:

• The night before serving, mix the orange, pineapple, lemon and lime juices with the sugar and grenadine to dissolve the sugar.
• Place half of the chopped pineapple cubes in a 6-cup round ring mold or fluted tube cake pan.
• Pour in about 5 cups of the punch.
• Freeze until the punch is solid, at least overnight.
• Separately cover the remaining punch and pineapple cubes and refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, stir together the remaining punch, pineapple cubes and the rum.
• Pour into a punch bowl.
• Dip the outside of the ring mold in a large bowl of warm water until the frozen punch ring loosens from the mold, about 10 seconds.
• Unmold the ice ring into the punch and serve immediately.