The Flowing Bowl / A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscences
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Delve into the history of drinks and discover a wealth of vintage recipes in this captivating volume. Featuring sundry anecdotes and reminiscences from Edward Spencer, The Flowing Bowl offers an encyclopaedic wealth of drink recipes, techniques, and historical details. First published in 1899, this vintage volume is a journey through the ages of the beverage industry.
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- THE FLOWING BOWL, by EDWARD SPENCER
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I THE OLD ADAM
- CHAPTER II MORE FRIGHTFUL EXAMPLES
- CHAPTER III DRINKS ANCIENT AND MODERN
- Kokemaar.
- Mead,
- Metheglin
- Mead and Braggon, or Braggonet,
- Sack?”
- Sack Posset
- English Sack,
- To make Usquebaugh.
- Clary Wine.
- Apricock Wine,
- CHAPTER IV SOME OLD RECIPES
- White Bastard
- Mum
- English Champagne.
- Ebulum.
- Cock Ale.
- Muskadine
- Lemon Wine,
- Barley Wine
- King William’s Posset.
- To make the Pope’s Posset.
- Frontiniac Wine
- Renish Wine,
- CHAPTER V GLORIOUS BEER
- Brewing of Strong Ale,
- To make Strong Beer
- Beer Soup.
- Ale Cup (Cold).
- Ale Flip (Hot).
- Ale Posset (Hot).
- Mulled Ale (Very Hot).
- Wassail, or Swig (Cold),
- Brown Betty
- Ale Flip
- Rumfustian.
- Mother-in-law,
- Uncle,
- Small Lem and a Dash,
- Brasenose Ale
- CHAPTER VI ALL ALE
- Bass
- Brewing of Bottle-Ale.
- CHAPTER VII A SPIRITUOUS DISCOURSE
- CHAPTER VIII OTHER SPIRITS
- Rum Booze.
- CHAPTER IX CUPS WHICH CHEER
- Donald’s Cup.
- Badminton.
- Balaclava Cup.
- Another Claret Cup.
- Yet Another.
- One More,
- My Ideal Claret Cup.
- “For’ard On” Cup.
- Cider Cup, or Cold Tankard.
- Perry Cup
- Crimean Cup.
- Orgeat.
- Race-day Cup.
- Loving Cup.
- Rochester
- Champagne Cup
- Chablis Cup.
- Red Cup
- Freemason.
- Porter Cup.
- Tennis Cup.
- CHAPTER X PUNCH
- “English Punch,”
- Glasgow Punch,
- Oxford Punch or Classical Sherbet
- Capillaire,
- Noyeau Punch.
- Gin Punch.
- Milk Punch.
- Restorative Punch.
- Almond Punch.
- Egg Punch.
- Shrub Punch,
- Rack Punch
- Vauxhall Punch
- Uncle Toby.
- Victoria Punch.
- Yorkshire Punch.
- Champagne Punch.
- Halo Punch,
- CHAPTER XI STRANGE SWALLOWS
- Absinthe
- Arrack.
- Bhang,
- Saké,
- Vodka
- Plain Water,
- Chi Chi,
- Kafta,
- CHAPTER XII “THE BOY”
- CHAPTER: XIII THE OLD WINES AND THE NEW
- Bishop,
- Vintages.
- CHAPTER XIV THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT
- Catawba Cobbler,
- Moselle Cobbler.
- “Hatfield,”
- Saratoga Cocktail.
- Arctic Regions.
- Brandy-and-Soda.
- Brandy Daisy.
- Bull’s Milk
- Julap, or Julep.
- Mint Julep.
- Pine-apple Julep.
- Saratoga Brace-up.
- A Burglar’s Brew.
- Cocktails,
- Brandy Cocktail.
- Champagne Cocktail.
- Coomassie Cocktail.
- Jersey Cocktail.
- Manhattan Cocktail.
- Bengal Cocktail.
- Newport Cocktail.
- Gin Cocktail.
- A “Swizzle,”
- Martini Cocktail.
- Sherry Cocktail
- Sunrise Cocktail
- Jockey-Club Cocktail
- Whisky Cocktail
- Knickerbein,
- L’Amour Poussée,
- Brandy Scaffa
- Corpse Reviver
- Golden Slipper
- Heap of Comfort.
- CHAPTER XV STILL HARPING ON THE DRINK
- Ale Sangaree.
- Brandy Sangaree.
- Gin Sangaree
- Port Wine Sangaree.
- Porteree
- Sherry Sangaree
- Slings
- John Collins,
- Brandy Smash.
- Champagne Smash.
- Gin Smash.
- Whisky Smash
- Santa Cruz Smash.
- Apple Jack Sour
- Bourbon Sour.
- Brandy Sour
- Whisky Sour
- Gin Sour
- Sherry Sour.
- Home Ruler
- Burning Brandy,
- Prairie Oyster
- Turkey Oyster
- Port Wine Negus.
- Sherry Negus
- Egg Nogg
- Sherry Egg Nogg
- A Doctor,
- A Surgeon-Major,
- Blue Blazer
- Locomotive.
- Rumfustian.
- Pope
- Bull’s Milk.
- Brandy Champirelle
- Black Stripe.
- Bosom Caresser.
- Colleen Bawn.
- White Wine Whey
- Pepper Posset.
- Cider Posset.
- Sack Posset
- CHAPTER XVI “APPLE SASS”
- Hippocras.
- CHAPTER XVII CORDIALS AND LIQUEURS
- Cherry Brandy.
- Cherry Gin
- Cherry Whisky
- Sloe Gin.
- Highland Cordial.
- King Charles II.’s Surfeit-Water.
- Ginger Brandy.
- Orange-flower Brandy.
- Carraway Brandy.
- Kümmel.
- Anisette.
- Apricot Brandy.
- Quince Whisky.
- Orange Brandy
- The Saffron Cordial,
- Curaçoa
- Cassis,
- Chartreuse.
- Twist.
- Kirschenwasser.
- Noyeau
- Parfait Amour
- Maraschino.
- Ginger Cordial.
- CHAPTER XVIII THE AFTERMATH OF REVELRY
- “Against Drunkennesse.
- “To Cure Spleen or Vapours.
- The Best Pick-me-up
- Anchovy Toast.
- Baltimore Egg Nogg
- Orange Quinine
- Brandy-and-Soda,
- A Scorcher
- Brazil Relish.
- St. Mark’s Pick-me-up,
- Bitters
- Devilled Biscuit
- CHAPTER XIX THE DRINKS OF DICKENS
- CHAPTER XX SWORN OFF!
- A Superior Lemon Squash.
- Almond Comfy.
- Temperance Cider.
- Drink for Dog Days,
- Citron de Luxe.
- Cherry Cobbler
- D. D.
- Raspberry Squash.
- Raspberry Vinegar.
- Elderberry Punch.
- Cold Spring-water
- INDEX OF RECIPES
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