milk punch

noun

: a mixed drink of alcoholic liquor, milk, and sugar

Examples of milk punch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For example, the Cash and Curry is a creamy milk punch made from gin, sherry, lychee and curry leave, then shaken with a rice-miso-coconut horchata. Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Drinks include ale, milk punch, spiced wines like dandelion wine, cocktails, teas like mint tea, wheatgrass and grapefruit juice. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024 Get the recipe > Brennan’s Brandy Milk Punch Along with the bloody mary, brandy milk punch is a New Orleans brunch mainstay (and one of our favorite holiday tipples). Saveur Editors, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024 Common dishes include rosemary oat bannock, barley pies, fresh cheeses, pancakes, savory soups, scones, tarts, braided bread, cottage cheese cakes, crepes, milk punches and more. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024 While some prefer milk punch for the holidays, a juicy sherbet punch is just the thing to cool you down in the heat of summer and can still pack in lovely holiday flavors. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 July 2023 Don’t miss the perfectly clear milk punch, a drink that dates back to the early 1700s. William Li, Town & Country, 9 June 2023 Warm apple streusel with Mitchell’s vanilla-bean ice cream and caramel sauce, walnut-espresso milk punch, fresh espresso, Nocino (walnut liqueur), RumChata, vanilla and cream. Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022 Warm apple streusel with Mitchell’s vanilla-bean ice cream and caramel sauce, walnut-espresso milk punch, fresh espresso, Watershed Nocino, RumChata, vanilla and cream. Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of milk punch was in 1702

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“Milk punch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20punch. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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