Fish Club Punch This was popular in the Gay Nineties. It is also a specialty of Philadelphia’s famed fishing and social club, the State, in Schuylkill, which was founded in 1732 during the reign of George II by a group of amateur anglers and cooks. 1/3 pint lemon juice 3/4 pound granulated sugar, dissolved in water 1/2 pint cognac 1/4 pint peach brandy 1/4 pint Jamaica rum 2 1/2 pints cold water Mix well in a punch bowl surrounded with cracked ice.