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This vintage book contains an extensive collection of recipes for making various beverages popular amongst the students of Oxford University. From the innocuous and straightforward "Lemonade" to the baffling "Sir Fleewood Fletcher's Sack Posset" and "Milk Punch", this volume has it all. "Oxford Night Caps" will appeal to those with an interest in inventive alcoholic beverages, and constitutes a must-have for Oxford students past and present. Contents...
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This vintage book contains over 500 recipes for delicious drinks that can be made at home, including sundaes, punches, ciders, chocolate drinks, coffees, and more. With simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of handy tips, this volume is ideal for those with an interest in creating their own delectable drinks, and would make for a wonderful addition to culinary collections. Contents include: "Tea", "Coffee", "Chocolate", "Cocoa", "Milk and...
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This vintage book contains an extensive collection of recipes for fancy mixed drinks with directions on when and how to serve them. With simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of useful tips, this volume is ideal for those with an interest in cocktail making, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Absinthe", "Absinthe Cocktail", "Absinthe Drip", "Absinthe Frappe", "Adalor Cup", "Adonis...
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This vintage book contains an extensive collection of recipes for fancy mixed drinks as well as directions on when and how to serve them. With simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of useful tips, this volume is ideal for those with an interest in cocktail making, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Absinthe", "Absinthe Cocktail", "Absinthe Drip", "Absinthe Frappe", "Adalor Cup", "Adonis...
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This vintage book contains a complete manual of the constituents of the distilled spirits and fermented liquors of commerce, with extensive details of their qualitative and quantitative properties. It was originally intended as an outline of the basic chemistry of alcoholic liquors, and has been written in such as way as to be accessible to those with little scientific knowledge or background. This volume is recommended for those with an interest...
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This vintage book contains an detailed guide to making a variety of non-alcoholic beverages and alcoholic drinks in the household, with directions for creating ice cream drinks, juices, ales and beers, wines, punches, ciders, frappés, and much more. This volume would make for a fantastic addition to kitchen collections, and is ideal for those who like to get a little bit inventive with their cocktails. Contents include: "Essences and Extracts", "Syrups",...
27) Foods and Food Adulterants by Direction of Agriculture - Part Third: Fermented Alcoholic Beverages
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This vintage book contains clear directions for mixing a vast range of contemporary American beverages, together with instructions for making British, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish punches, juleps, cobblers, beers, ciders, wines, and more. "How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant's Companion" constitutes a complete and timeless guide to concocting a vast amount of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and would make for a fantastic addition...
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This vintage book contains a historical study on the effects of beer. It includes a wealth of information on alcoholism, popularity, manufacturing techniques, cultural influence, famous studies, legislation, and more. "The Effects of the Beer upon Those who Make and Drink it - A Statistical Sketch" will appeal to those with an interest in the history of alcohol, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Many vintage...
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This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to making cider, with information on preservation, sterilisation, storage, carbonating, and more. "Unfermented Apple Juice" will be of considerable utility the modern reader with an interest in making cider, and would make for a valuable addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Introduction", "Sterilization of Apple juice", "In Wood", "Experiments with Barrels", "Experiments...
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A timeless collection of classic cocktail recipes from the Golden Age of Mixology.
This vintage guide to cocktail making features well-known recipes for mixed drinks as well as unique and innovative beverages. Detailing meticulous instructions on the timing and presentation of each drink, William Schmidt's The Flowing Bowl - When and What to Drink is an essential guide for any bartender or cocktail enthusiast.
First published in 1892, this new...
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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on setting up and managing an orchard, with information on growing apples and pears, harvesting the fruit, producing for commercial gain, fertilisation, and much more. Including a wealth of useful information and handy tips, this is a volume that will be of considerable utility to the modern farmer, and one that would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include:...
34) Strong Drink and Tobacco Smoke: The Structure, Growth, and Uses of Malt, Hops, Yeast, and Tobacco
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This vintage book contains a systematic course of practical work in the scientific principles underlying the processes of malting and brewing. "Laboratory Studies for Brewing Students" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the science and development of brewing processes, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "A Study of the Barley Corn", "The General Characteristics of a Grain...
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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the structure, growth, and uses of malt, hops, yeast, and tobacco. A fascinating and in-depth investigation into the scientific properties of tobacco and brewing ingredients, "Strong Drink and Tobacco Smoke" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of these industries, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector of related literature. Contents include:...
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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on making cider and wine, with details of experiments in cider making applicable to farm conditions and notes on the use of pure yeasts in wine making. "Enological Studies" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the science behind brewing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Cider Made from Low-grade Apples in Hot Weather", "Character...
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Writers on... Drink' illustrates the complex, funny and fraught relationships between writers and this most human of vices. This collection of thoughts on alcohol, poured onto the page, gives a taste of the literary world's greatest insights on imbibing. Pens-down, and bottoms-up! The 'Writers on…' series is a collection of extracts, anecdotes and occasional philosophical musings from the world's most well known authors. This book of quotes,...
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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on alcoholic drinks from across the globe, with information on popularity, history, production methods, laws, and much more. "Drinks of the World" offers a fascinating insight into how alcohol has influenced the world, and would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: "Absinthe", "Adulteration of Beer", "African Beers", "African Wines", "Aix-la-Chapelle Council Decree", "Aizen",...
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This vintage book contains a complete guide to brewing beer and ale, with detailed directions for the selection of malt and hops, instructions for making cider and wine, and much more. With simple instructions and a wealth of invaluable tips, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in home brewing, and would make for a fantastic addition to any collection. Contents include: "The Art of Brewing", "Brewing India Pale Ale", "Method...
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This vintage book contains a detailed handbook on the analysis of potable spirits. It was originally intended to "induce analysts to take up a more detailed examination of potable spirits", and is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of alcoholic analysis. Contents include: "The Chemical Characteristics of Potable Spirits", "Methods of Analysis: Standards, and the use of Pure Alcohol in Analysis", "Distillation...
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