Party Like It's 1795 With This Boozy Philadelphia Punch - Chowhound

According to the "Food History Almanac" by Janet Clarkson, the recipe for Fish House Punch was kind of a secret and thus probably changed over time. The first instance of the recipe being written down was in 1873 by Dr. William Camac, the governor of the Schuylkill Fishing Company at the time. Camac explained when he wrote down the recipe that his version was the one of record because past recipes were…