| A Philosophical and Statistical History of the Inventions and Customs of Ancient and Modern Nations in the Manufacture and Use of Inebriating Liquors Contributor(s): Morewood, Samuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1150104422 ISBN-13: 9781150104428 Publisher: General Books OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Publisher Description: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1838. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... added. It is then allowed to ferment. Some immediately barrel it and put some raisins and isinglass into the vessel, in order to clear it. As soon as the feculence is worked off, the liqnor is bunged np and laid aside for use. Ii Norway, many of the houses are covered with birch-bark, as it possesses qualities to resist rain and the inclemency of the weather, for a number of years. From its containing a great quantity of inflammable matter, torches are made of this bark, cat into long narrow stripes, and twisted together. When dried, ground, mixed with meal, and boiled, it is given to swine: in years of scarcity, it is mixed with corn and baked and used for human food, while the twigs of the tree afford fodder for the horses. From the berries of the sloe an agreeable sort of wine is collected. A distillery on a small scale was established in 1793, for the manufacture of brandy, but no account has been given of its success. Ale, to a considerable extent, is imported, and dealt out with freedom at weddings, christenings, and other entertainments. Ale and beer are now made in the country, but not to such extent as to prevent importation; they are, however, of inferior quality: native hops are employed, which Barrow says he saw growing DEGREESluxuriantly in Norway. Malt drink was held in such estimation amongst the Norwegians, that we are told that King Abreck, of Hordoland, chose Gierheld to be his queen, because she excelled in the art of brewing. Very good ale is brewed in tle families of gentlemen for domestic use; but in many districts, it has a tartness, caused by the mixture of oats with bere. For stronger drink the Norwegians depend on the Danes, Dutch, and French, who carry on a profitable trade with the country. So far back as the thirteenth... |
