Old-Time Recipes for Home Made Wines, Cordials, and Liqueurs from Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, and Shrubs
by Helen Wright
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an antique beverage book, "Old-Time Recipes for Home Made Wines, Cordials, and Liqueurs from Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, and Shrubs" (compiled) by Helen S. Wright. 1909 1st edition; Dana Estes & Company; Boston. Each page has a decorative border around the text in alternating colors. Here are some examples of the contents: To Make Gooseberry Wine; Cider Without Apples; Cherry Bounce; Cheap and Agreeable Table Beer; Sham Champagne; Fine Brandy Shrub; To Make Beer and Ale from Pea-Shells; To Flavor Wine; Pop, or Ginger Beer; Porter for Bottling; Mead, Metheglin, or Honey Wine; Hop Beer; Elephant's Milk; Anisette de Bordeaux; Peppermint Cordial; Lemon Brandy...and much more. There is an Index at the back.
Condition:
Light soiling to the covers; foxing along the length of the spine. The cloth has frayed at the top edge of the spine. Light wear to the front cover outer corner tips. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the text pages are clean and nearly appear unread with no notable issues found. Some very light foxing to the pastedowns. Overall the book is in Good condition.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8180
- Title
- Old-Time Recipes for Home Made Wines, Cordials, and Liqueurs from Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, and Shrubs
- Author
- Helen Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dana Estes & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1909
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Helen Wright, old time recipes home made wines, wine making, vines, vineyards, grape, culture, liquor, Liqueurs, mixed drinks, cocktails, drinking, beer, ale, Cordials, sherry, brandy, champagne, merlot, Chardonnay,
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