An Interesting Find...

[St. George]

I like bookstores - more specifically, older used book stores, as I've found the most interesting things there, since for me, they're a treasure hunting experience, and you just never know what'll turn up.

Yesterday - I wound up with a copy of:

'Home Made Beverages - the Manufacture of Non-Alchoholic Drinks in the Household' - by Albert A. Hopkins.

Originally published by the Scientific American - mine's the edition from 1919, but the material's copyrights date from 1892.

It covers :

Essences and Extracts
Syrups
Non-Alchoholic Beers
Eggs and Milk or Cream Drinks
Frappe's
Ginger Ales, Beers, Pop, etc.
Glace's
Grape juice
Ice Cream Beverages for Fountains
Lemon, Lime, Mint, etc.
Malt beverages
Malted Milk and Mead
Phosphates
Punches
Sundaes
Hot Beverages
Beverages for the Sick
Ciders
Wines and Wine making
Mixed Drinks
Punches

No doubt all completely tested and found suitable, and for C&WAS - a very nice added filip for a banquet or other gathering, as the recipes all pre-date the era.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I'll drink to that!