Another German drink, dedicated to springtime and featuring fresh sweet woodruff, which, incidentally, may be grown in a shady corner of your backyard. Use the leaves before the plant’s fragrant white flowers have bloomed.

Place in a bowl in the order listed:

Cover and let stand, refrigerated, for 30 minutes, no longer. Remove the woodruff. Stir thoroughly and pour into a chilled punch bowl. Add:

Thinly sliced oranges, sticks of pineapple, and, most appropriate of all, sprigs of woodruff may be used to decorate the bowl. Put a hulled strawberry in the bottom of each glass, to be eaten when the drink is finished.