Milk punches were a popular holiday drink in the 19th century.

Jazz brunch for two, with milk punch, $75 to $100.

It was also known as the egg milk punch.

But Thomas merely wrote it down - no one really knows the origin of the milk punch.

A yet another variation, "egg milk punch" is actually eggnog.

Harry Klee appeared with a silver bowl of his special milk punch.

"Give me a milk punch, landlord," he added with a sly grin.

Barney rammed Keen's milk punch at his lips, made him drink.

A bourbon milk punch is essentially eggnog minus the egg.

For a long time she resisted his attempts but finally succumbed to the "camouflage of milk punch."

"I've always got a couple of gallons of bourbon milk punch in my freezer," she said.

The young women sipped milk punches while they studied the menu - and the other diners who were studying them.

Milk punch is a milk based brandy or bourbon beverage.

The characters seem always to be reveling on ham and eggs and milk punch.

When the bowl of milk punch ran low, Jase had it carried away so that it could be refilled.

Is the milk punch ready?"

New Orleans favours a mid-morning milk punch, or its own variation on the gin fizz.

and, with everyone thoroughly drunk on spiked coconut milk punch, leaves the movie.

The news was greeted with great enthusiasm, more milk punch was poured, and Meagher was carried around the room on the shoulders of his officers.

Milk punch also refers to a hot Irish drink, scáiltín, made of equal parts hot whiskey and milk.

I will not serve eggnog, the one holiday culinary tradition I have never been able to get behind, but I will make milk punch.

There were ale punches, milk punches, punches with egg white, punches that might even make fraternity boys cower.

Treacle tart Pork chop with beans and tarragon Liberty bell Bourbon milk punch

Smooth and rich without being overpowering, the milk punch is a staple at Louisiana holiday parties and New Orleans jazz brunches.

The milk punch dates back to Jerry Thomas's legendary 1862 "Bar-Tenders' Guide," the first book to collect what was then an oral tradition of recipes.