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The Flowing Bowl / A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscences

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A lighthearted yet informative miscellany about alcoholic beverages across eras, combining historical anecdotes, practical recipes, brewing notes, and reflections on drinking habits. Chapters examine changing attitudes toward drink, recount comic and alarming episodes of excess, and offer traditional and inventive preparations for wines, ales, and mixed drinks. Practical discussion of brewing and ale-making practices sits alongside culinary tips and tavern reminiscences, while wry commentary underscores moderation and conviviality. The work alternates instruction and entertainment so readers encounter both technical detail about fermentation and service and anecdotally driven portraits of social customs surrounding drink.

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Title: The Flowing Bowl

Author: Edward Spencer

Release date: May 18, 2018 [eBook #57179]

Language: English

Credits: E-text prepared by ellinora, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

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