Digest Punch

Ingredients

• 2 lemons 
• cinnamon 
• nutmeg 
• cloves 
• mace 
• 6 tablespoons sugar 
• 1 fifth brandy or rum 

Method 

Pare the rind from the lemons. Add the rind, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and mace to taste, with the sugar, to 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and simmer. Strain the mixture into a warmed punch bowl. Add the strained lemon juice and the brandy or rum. 
Serve at once.