Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-26
BEVERAGES OF MANY LANDS.
Queer Liquids That are National
Drinks - Where They arc Pro-
duced,

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from the Boston Herald.l
The drinks or beverages of the people
of all countries are usually derived from
some indigenous vegetable product, such
as grains, roots, the sap of trees, the juice
of fruits, &C., and it would seem as if
many of these must have been popular for
unknown generations. Some of these bev-
erages are said to be moderately pleasant,
others highly intoxicating, while no doubt
large number evidently derive their pop
ularity from the same principle that makes
nasty American patent medicines tolera-
BILE, viz, from the varying amount of al
coholic spirit which they contain. A
brief glance at some of the less-known
national drinks, in the light of their COM
position, may not be out of place in the
season of thirst and relaxation. One fact
may be noted, which is as true of the best
known drinku as those about to be consid-
cred. and that is that it is extremely diff
cult to obtain any palatable refreshing
drink without a small portion of alcohol
| forming part of its constituents. 1t may
| be said, also, that the manufacture and
consumption of drinks depend much upon
| the supply of raw material available, al
though in rich and civilized countries the
home deficiency can be easily supplied by
| importations.
| In some localities cider is popular and
cheap; the percentage of alcohol in cider
| ranges from five and one-half to nine pei
| cent, the latter proportion, however, be
| ing largely exceeded in the very "hard'
varieties. The production of cider il
France varies considerably year by year
1t is largely produced, however, and prin
cipally consumed in the country districts
very little being exported. The best eide
is said to be made in Normandy, where i
was introduced many years since by th'
Moors: but cider is made in no fewer thar
fifty-four departments of France. eide
and perry (the latter being made from
pears) are also largely made in England
i while in the United States and the domin
ion of Canada the former is very largel,
produced, being the favorite beverage o
the farmer, and the only one which ]
more or less alcoholic that the tsmperanc
politician has at all tolerated. In Chill
after making cider and wine from thei
apples, they extract from the refuse
white and finely favored spirit, and b.
another process they procure a sweet syI
up, or, as they term it, honey. Whe
properly fermented and prepared, tn
black mulberry yields pleasant yinou
LIQUOR. In the cider counties of Englan
mulberries are sometimes mixed with al
pies to form beverage known as mulbel
ry cider.
The fishermen of Newfoundland, Labr'
dor and the Gulf of st. Lawrence, and il
deed many of the people living in that II
gion, drink large quantities of sprut
beer. 1t is considered a corrective of IL
fishermen's diet, which consists largely
salt pork and fish. The process of NAL
ing it is simple. Black spruce branches
, sufficient quantity are chopped into sma
pieces and put into pot containing six
g eight gallons of water, and boiled for son
y time. The liquor is then strained and p
( into q cask that will contain eighteen "a
!, Ions Molasses is added in the proportit
= of one gallon to eighteen gallons of
g quor; pint of the grounds of the La
Ie brewing, and a few hops, If at hand, a