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DRINKS
A
LA
MODE
the
beer
should
be
quite
clear,
and
after
bottling
let
it
remain
uncorked
for
a
time.
In
a
small
work
like
this
it
will
not
be
necessary
to
go
into
the
subject
of
brewing,
as
so
few
persons
brew
nowadays.
There
are
various
kinds
of
beers
:
Burton-on-Trent
ales,
Scotch
ales
(Edinburgh,
Prestonpans,
and
Belhaven
are
the
best),
bitter
ale,
India
pale
ale,
porter,
and
stout.
A
Few
Words
on
the
History
of
Beer.
The
ancient
history
of
beer
has
been
traced
back
by
the
Germans
several
thousand
years
in
authenticating
Egyptian
records
of
the
times
of
the
Pharaohs.
The
most
ancient
kind
of
Egyptian
beer
was
brewed
from
barley
and
was
called
'
hag,'
and
was
imbibed
freely
by
the
Pharaohs
as
by
the
common
people.
The
most
famous
beer
city
was
Pelusium.
In
Alexandria,
too,
great
quantities
of
beer
was
brewed.
Evidence
on
this
point
is
given
by
a
papyrus
manuscript,
in
which
Professor
Lauth
Liquid
Measures.
30
drops
60
drops
I
dessert-spoonful
I
tablespoonful
1
wineglassful
4
gills
2
pints
4
quarts
63
gallons
84
gallons
I
thimbleful
1
teaspoonful
2
fluid
drachms
\
ounce
\
pint
I
pint
I
quart
I
gallon
I
hogshead
I
puncheon