Punch Strainer

Punch Ladle Alexander Petrie (c.1707-1769) 1740-1750 Silver LOA: 7 ½”; DIA: 4” Courtesy of The Charleston Museum

Punch Ladle
Alexander Petrie (c.1707-1769)
1740-1750
Silver
LOA: 7 ½”; DIA: 4”
Loan Courtesy of The Charleston Museum

Punch combined ingredients from across the British Empire: East Indian spices, tropical citrus fruit, sugar from the Caribbean, and alcohol from Europe, Asia, or America. Strainers, like this one made by the Charleston, South Carolina, silversmith Alexander Petrie, removed the pulp from freshly squeezed lime, lemon, or orange juice.