The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-23

Kirschenwasssr, drink distilled
from cherries, is a product of the Black
Forest.
Sparkling champagne was the disco'-
cry of Petrus Periguon, q monk, Who died
in 17l5.
Curscoa takes its name from the West
India group, whore the Dutch first made
this drink.
Queen Anne was so devoted to brandy
that her subjects called her Brandy !,
faced Nan"
Beers made of maize or barley are
manufactured by almost every native AT.
rican people.
The peculiar flavor of the Bavarian
beer is due to the use of pine tops in its
manufacture. .e, a ez
Efervescing waters were first made on
large scale by ]. schwepps, of Geneva,
in 17SS.
The natives of Siberia prepare siugu.
lsrly Intoxicating beverage from COM
mon mushroom.
The wine list of Sa,danapalus has been
found on terra Gotta tablet and contains
ten kinds.
The modern health drinking arose from
the ancient custom of dedicatiDg cups of
wine to diyinities.
The difference between brandy ard
whiskey is the fact that the former il a
fruit, the latter grain product.
Intoxicating liquors. have been. made
from the sap of the birch, the willow,
the poplar and the sycamore..,,...--,~---,,.-.
Curacao is made by digestipg orange
peel in sweetened spirits aud favoring
with cinnamon, cloves or mace.
The Schiedam gin 10 made of rye,
buckwheat, damaged rice, potato spirits,
or any other handy materials.
The liquors of two centuries ago were,
without exception, invented and manu-
factured in the monsstrY.
The various processes of distillation
are believed to have been introduced
into Europe by the Moors about 1850.
In the southern province of Russia a
drink resembling brandy is obtained
by distilling the juice of the watermel-
on.
In making champagne the grapes are
squeezed six times, each pressure making
vine of different quality.
Hippocrates mentions wine made of
medlars, mulberries, asparagus, origa-
mum, thyme and many other herbs.
The world punch is from the Hindo-
stapi five, as aqua vi@, sugar, arrack,
rose water, and citron were its iugredi-
ents.
Napoleon drank Clos -Vougeot, and
whenever French regiment marches
past that vineyard it halts and presents
arms.
Noyau is made from white brandy,
bitter almonds, sugar candy, mace aud
nutmeg, and is favored With the kernels
of peaches.
Among.ths Saxons, when drinking
healths, as many cups we're drunk as
there we're letters in the name Of the per.
sons complimentsd.
Colored rataHas are made of cherries
or almost any other fruit, seasoned with
cinnamon, mace or other spices, accord
ing to taste.
Absinthe is an alcoholate composed
of anise, coriander and fennel, favored
with wormwood and colored With indigo
and sulphat of copper.
The Germans and SRxons drank their
wine and beer from horns unproVided
with handles or feet, 80 that the horn
bad to emptied by each drinker.
The favorite drink in Nubis is made
from fermented dhurra bread. 1t is call.
ed ombulbul, because il makes the drink
or sing like nightengals.
Pulque is the Mexican drink made by
fermenting the juice of the agave. It's
distinctive peculiarly in its smell, which
resembles that of putrid meat.
Maraschius is distilled from cherries,
the fruit and seed being crushed together.
The most delicate variety is made from
black Dslmatian cherry. bitter and uu'
pslatable.
The Bsbylonians had q wine called
custsci, which, they said, ''obstructs the
heart, blinds the eyes, and emaciates the
body" They also had a proverb: 1t
is better to eat sinking fish than drink
cuttach.
"pIedgipg q health" il 0 Saxon .ne-