AN IMPROVED COOLING AND PURIFYING AERATED BEVERAGE
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Howard Busby Fox, of Oxton, in the County of Chester,
for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED COOLING AND PURIFYING AERATED
BEVERAGE."
Scaled the 17th November 1876, and dated the 29th May 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Howard Busby Fox at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th May 1876.
HOWARD BUSBY Fox, of Oxton, in the County of Chester.
COOLING AND PURIFYING AERATED BEVERAGE."
"AN IMPROVED
My Invention for an improved cooling and purifying aerated beverage relates to
a novel method of combining lime juice with soda or other aërated water. It is
well known that lime juice possesses valuable properties, amongst others that of
cooling and purifying the system; and by incorporating the lime juice with soda
or other aërated water I obtain a beverage that will more quickly affect the
system than if lime juice was used separately, as is now the case.
In carrying out my Invention I first cordialise the lime juice by treating it with
sugar or saccharine matter, and perfectly clarify it; I then insert by a syrup pump
or otherwise a given quantity, according to circumstances, of such cordialised and
clarified lime juice into bottles, and then charge the same with soda or aërated
water. The result is that the carbonic acid gas with which the water is charged causes
the cordialised lime juice to thoroughly intermix with such water.
In some instances a small proportion of glycerine may be added with
advantage.
Lime juice in its ordinary state if mixed with soda water would not thoroughly
amalgamate or produce a palentable beverage, but would be thick and cloudy.
Incorporated according to my Invention the result is a perfectly clear, palateable,
pleasant, cool, and purifying drink.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by the
said Howard Busby Fox in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 23rd November
1876.
HOWARD BUSBY Fox, of Oxton, in the County of Chester. "AN IMPROVED
COOLING AND PURIFYING AERATED BEVERAGE."
My Invention for an improved cooling and purifying aërated beverage relates to
a novel method of combining lime juice with soda or other nerated water. It is
well known that lime juice possesses valuable properties, amongst others that of
cooling and purifying the system; and by incorporating the lime juice with soda or
other aërated water I obtain a beverage that will more quickly affect the system
than if lime juice was used separately, as is now the case.
In carrying out my Invention I first cordialize the lime juice by treating it with
sugar or saccharine matter, and perfectly clarifying it; I then insert by a syrup
pump or otherwise a given quantity, according to circumstances, of such cordialized
and clarified lime juice into bottles, and then charge the same with soda or aërated
water. The result is that the carbonic acid gas or fixed air with which the water
is charged causes the cordialized lime juice to thoroughly intermix with such
water.
I also use a small proportion of glycerine, which is added with advantage.
Lime juice in its ordinary state if mixed with aërated water by putting a given
quantity of lime juice in a glass and then filling up the glass with nerated water
would not thoroughly amalgamate or produce a paletable beverage, but would be
thick and cloudy. Incorporated according to my Invention during the bottling
or filling the result is a perfectly clear, paleatable, pleasant, cool, and purifying
drink.
That my Invention may be thoroughly understood, I will describe a method by
which it may be carried out into practice. I cordialize the lime juice by treating
it with syrup in or about the proportion of one-third of lime juice to two-thirds
of syrup, and I clarify it by passing it through a suitable filtering process, such as
a jelly bag, papier de soie, or charcoal; I then use the so cordialized and clarified
lime juice in or about the proportion of one and a half ounce to the ordinary soda
water bottle, such bottle being afterwards charged with soda or acrated water.
When I use glycerine I use it in or about the following proportions:-One quarter
of lime juice, two-thirds of syrup, and one-twelfth glycerine. The proportions for
an ordinary soda water bottle are, as before stated, one and a half ounce to the:
bottle.
In cordializing the lime juice any suitable flavouring may be added, such as
ginger, carraway, cloves, pepper, or peppermint.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my Invention, and shown
the means by which the same may be carried into effect, what I clain as my
Invention and secured to me by Letters Patent as aforesaid is, the manufacture of
the aërated cooling and purifying beverage or liquid in manner such as herein-
before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Howard Busby Fox, have hereunto set my hand
and scal, this Twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
HOWARD BUSBY (L.s.) FOX