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Molasses, Rum, and Ginger Milk Punch

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 8 cups.

Ingredients

3/4 cup unsulfured molasses
2 teaspoons ground ginger, or to taste
4 cups chilled milk
2 cups chilled half-and-half
1 cup light rum
1/2 cup brandy
Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg for sprinkling the punch

Preparation

  1. In a punch bowl whisk together the molasses and the ginger, whisk in the milk, the half-and-half, the rum, the brandy, and chill the punch, covered, for at least four hours, or until it is very cold. Serve the punch in punch glasses and sprinkle it with the nutmeg.

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