Book Description

Excerpt from Beverages, Past and Present, Vol. 1 of 2: An Historical Sketch of Their Production, Together With a Study of the Customs Connected With Their Use It had at first been planned to confine the book strictly to the subject of beverages, but, as the work progressed, so much interesting material was dis covered that it was decided to enlarge its scope, and not only to include a history of the origin of the various beverages, but also to give an account of some of the curious customs connected with their use. The author has striven to make the work as com prehensive and as accurate as possible, and, if there are any omissions or errors, these are not due to a lack of careful study and research. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.