1919 Home made beverages

Preface

the Italian has his cheap and healthy wine; while the beverages of other countries are used and seldom abused by the natives. Of course very high proof beverages with poisonous flavorings like absinthe, or vodka, should be prohibited by the State. In the United States the distilling industry has been dealt a heavy blow, and it is doubtful if these plants will not be altogether too extensive for the manu- facture of alcohol for technical and "scientific" purposes. Wine may still be had for medical and sacramental purposes, however. Without holding a brief for either the pro- hibitionist or those who wish to manufacture innocuous beverages at home, this little book is offered in the hope that its catholicity will appeal at once to the "pros" and the "antis;" for herein will be found everything from strong wine to lemonade. In any event, the infor- mation contained will be of interest even in this seemingly dry northern half of our hemisphere of the world.

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