Sneaky's Daily Did You Know....? - Bottoms Up
At an extravagant party during the reign of William III, the Hon Edward Russel used the fountain in his garden as a giant punch bowl for mixing drinks.The ingredients included 560 gallons of brandy, 130 pounds of sugar, 25,000 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice and 5 punds of nutmeg.
Russell's butler rowed around the fountain in a small boat filling the puch cups for the guests.
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