Why a blog about punch?

Punch, why a blog on punch?  Well, first of all, I love a good punch.  A good punch quenches your thirst but it also does something else.  There is a communal element to punch that I love:  punch is almost always served at parties. Joining around the punchbowl together –it’s an easy way to start conversation with someone you don’t know – “how do you like this punch?” and a check in with someone you do know.

I have loved punch since I was a young, rather precocious child.  My mom, a great hostess, would serve punch when the ladies from church would come over.  I become a punch aficionado and started serving punch at gatherings I would host in high school.  (I was somewhat nerdish in high school and though I was in high school in the 1970’s I hosted parties reminiscent of pre-war 1940’s and because I was a rather good cook they were well attended).

I have continued to serve punch whenever possible.  This blog is dedicated to my quest, over these next few months, to broaden my punch recipe collection.  I am also going to try and give a food menu appropriate to the punch as well.

My goal: one punch recipe and accompanying food suggestions every week.  I am hoping to explore (as one of my daughter-in-law’s suggested) seasonal punches as well.  I hope some of you will join me, try my recipes, give me your favorite recipes and comment upon my punch explorations.

The World of Punch: Quenching Thirst One Ladle at a Time