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—Election of wines, not golf—Muskadine—Lemon wine—
Familiar recipe—KingWilliam's posset—Pope's ditto
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CHAPTER V
GLORIOUS BEER
Nectar on Olympus—Beer and the Bible—"Ninepenny" at
Eton—"Number One" Bass—"The wicked weed called
hops"—All is not beer that's bitter—Pathetic story of
" Poor Richard "—Secrets of brewing—Gervase Markham
—An "espen" full of hops—Eggs in ale—Beer soup—The
wassail bowl—Sir Watkin Wynne—Brown Betty—Rum-
fustian—Mother-in-law—A delightful summer drink—
Brascnose ale
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CHAPTER VI
ALL ALE
Waste not, want not—The right hand for the froth—Arthur
Roberts and Phyllis Broughton—A landlord's perquisites—
Marc Antony and hot coppers—Introduction of ale into
Britain— Burton-on-Trent — Formerly a cotton-spinning
centre—A few statistics—Michael Thomas Bass—A grand
old man—Malting barleys—Porter and stout—Lager beer
Origin of bottled ale—An ancient recipe—Lead-poisoning—
The poor man's beer
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CHAPTER VII
A SPIRITUOUS DISCOURSE
What is brandy ?—See that you get it—Potato-spirit from the
Fatherland—The phylloxera and her ravages—Cognac oil—