A Cyclopaedia of Six Thousand Practical Receipts, and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, and Trades: Including Medicine, Pharmacy, and Domestic Economy. Designed as a Compendious Book of Reference for the Manufacturer, Tradesman, Amateur, and Heads of FamiliesD. Appleton, 1850 - 576 pages |
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Page 338 - Boil the ginger in three gallons of the water for half an hour; then add the sugar, the juice, and the honey, with the remainder of the water, and strain through a cloth. When cold, add the white of an egg, and half an ounce (fluid) of essence of lemon ; after standing four days, bottle. This yields a very superior beverage, and one which will keep for many months.
Page 194 - ... and a match of brimstone burned in it : it is then agitated, by which the fermentation of that quantity is completely stopped. The cask is then nearly filled, the fermentation of the whole is checked, and the cider becomes fine.
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