Wine And Spirits The Connoisseur's Textbook By Andre L. Simon

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This article on distillation comprises two parts. The first is an historical and the second presents the theory of distillation. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

This book contains a wonderfully interesting collection of delectable mushroom-based recipes for any occasion, comprising the chapters: How to Cook Mushrooms; Some of the More Popular Ways of Cooking Mushrooms; Some Mushroom Sauces, Stuffings & Garnishes; Some Basic Sauces used for Mushroom Recipes; Mushrooms for Breakfast; Mushrooms for Luncheon; Mushrooms for Dinner; and Mushrooms for Supper. The perfect book for those interested in the gastronomic applications of mushrooms and other fungi, this text is sure to appeal to anyone wanting to expand their culinary expertise and constitutes a must-have addition to any discerning kitchen compendium. Mushrooms Galore - A Book Of Mushroom Recipes was written by Andre L. Simon, President of the Wine and Food Society, and contains an introduction by F. C. Atkins, Chairman of the Mushroom Growers Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Originally published in 1951, this rare book is proudly republished here with a new prefatory introduction on the subject."

Historians will enjoy this insight into the history of alcohol written by an expert in the field. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

IN VINO VERITAS IN VINO VERITAS A BOOK ABOUT WINE - CONTENTS - CHAPTER PAGE I. THE WINE TRADE OF ENGLAND 5 11. THE VINEYARDS OF THE WORLD - 54 111. THE VINE AND ITS FRUIT - - 95 IV THE ART OF WINE-MAKING - - 115 THE ART OF DISIILLATION - - 141 VI. ALCOHOL AND THE HUMAN BODY - 174 INTRODUCTION Addressing a meeting of total abstainers, at Manchester, a short time ago, the Bishop of Lincoln deplored the fact that teetotalism was making no headway. The common sense of the race is asserting itself and condemns with equal justice all excesses intemperance in drink is universally deprecated and the intemperance in speech and statement of total abstinence advocates, whose antagonism to alcohol has fossilised into superstition, is equally condemned by all sober-minded people. The immense majority of brain-workers, in this as in all other civilised countries, drink wines and spirits, and there must be many who would like to know something more reliable about alcohol than what is to be found in the numerous publications issued by total abstinence associations. There has not been any comprehensive work upon wines and spirits published in England for many years, and the Committee of the Wine Trade Club have decided to issue a series of text-books to supply the public as well as winemerchants with authentic facts and figures about wines and spirits. The present volume is the first of these text-books it consists of six chapters which correspond to the six lectures delivered by the Wine Trade Club at Vintners Hall during the winter of 1911-1912. It may be said to form an introduction to the study of the subject it contains a strictly correct but very short description of the history of the wine tradein England and general information on the growing of vines, the art of wine-making, the science of distillation and the effects of alcohol upon the human body. Some will be satisfied with the superficial knowledge gained from the following pages, but many more may be induced thereby to take a keener interest than hitherto into a branch of. commerce the study of which offers a larger and more varied field of research than any other. The next volumes will deal exhaustively with the different wines of the world at the historical and technical points of view. One volume of the series will deal with the botanical, scientific, chemical, medical, and political aspects of the question, whilst another volume will be entirely devoted to spirits. A. L. S. Chvistmas, 1912. CHAPTER I The Wine Trade of England Past and Present THERE is no trade in the land of greater antiquity than the Wine Trade, nor can any other branch of commerce claim to possess greater or wider interest. The Romans, during their occupation of Britain, probably imported some wine for their own use, but they never introduced viticulture in the country, nor can they be said to have established a regular trade in wines between England and the Continent. The use of wine and the knowledge of I viticulture in England are coeval with the introduction of the Christian faith. In nearly eSery Eastern and Continental province of the Roman Empire, vines were cultivated and wine was easy to procure not so, however, in Britain, and there is no doubt that wine was imported regularly by the first Christian priests who obtained a sufficiently secure footing in this country and were able to build a church or monastery as a permanent abode. Theseearly missionaries kept as close a connection as the times permitted with the larger and wealthier churches already flourishing in Gaul they were, in many instances, the offshoots of these Continental missions, which supplied them with the clothing and the wine necessary to carry on their ministry, as well as with spiritual guidance...

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.