A New or Improved Composition for making Beverages.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1899-Accepted, 27th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Composition for making Beverages.
THOMAS RICHARD EVENDEN, Portland Square, Heathfield, Sussex, Beverage
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved composition for making beverages.
In carrying out my invention I employ suitable ingredients such as citric or
tartaric acid, and sugar; to this I may add a suitable amount of flavouring matter
such as oil of lemon. I incorporate with the mixture a proportion of saccharin.
By the addition of saccharin which has a greater sweetening capacity than
sugar I am enabled to obtain a composition which will occupy less bulk than if
the whole of the sweetening were effected by means of ordinary sugar only.
The proportions I find it convenient to employ are as follows:-one half ounce
of tartaric or citric acid, 14 ounces of sugar, half a drachm of oil of lemon, and
14 grains of saccharin. These substances are mixed together, and when required
dissolved in a required proportion of water say 14 pints, preferably boiling or
hot, any suitable coloring matter being embodied with the composition. It will
thus be seen that the bulk of composition necessary to produce the required
quantity of beverage will be much less than in the case when ordinary sugar only
is employed for sweetening purposes.
Dated 4h: 4 1000
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
A New or Improved Composition for making Beverages.
I, THOMAS RICHARD EVENDEN, Portland Square, Heathfield, Sussex, Beverage
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement ;-
This invention relates to a new or improved composition for making beverages.
In carrying out my invention, I employ suitable ingredients such as citric or
tartaric acid, and sugar; to this I may add a suitable amount of flavouring matter
such as oil of lemon. I incorporate with the mixture a proportion of saccharin.
By the addition of saccharin, which has a greater sweetening capacity than
sugar, I am enabled to obtain a composition which will occupy less bulk than if
the whole of the sweetening were effected by means of ordinary sugar only.
The proportions I find it convenient to employ are as follows:- -one half ounce
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tartaric or citric acid, 1 ounces of sugar, half a drachm of oil of lemon, and
14 grains of saccharin. These substances are mixed together, and when required
issolved in a required proportion of water say 1 pints, preferably boiling or
ot, any suitable coloring matter being embodied with the composition. It will
hus be seen that the bulk of the amount of composition necessary to produce the
required quantity of beverage will be much less than in the case when ordinary
sugar only is employed for sweetening purposes.
Although I have described my invention setting forth the proportions of
saccharin which I find convenient, it will be understood that I do not confine
myself thereto, as the essential feature of my invention consists in the employment
of saccharin as a sweetening agent, thus enabling the bulk of the compound to
be reduced.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
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1. A new or improved composition for making beverages consisting of tartaric
or citric acid, sugar, oil of lenion, and saccharin in or about the proportions herein
specified, substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose
set forth.