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The Flowing Bowl : when and what to drink / by The Only William (William Schmidt).
LIBRA - Blank Collection TX815 .S36 1892
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmidt, William (A. William), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beverages.
- Liquors.
- Alcoholic beverages.
- Wine and wine making.
- Alcoholic Beverages.
- beverages.
- Medical Subjects:
- Beverages.
- Alcoholic Beverages.
- Genre:
- Publishers' advertisements.
- Penn Provenance:
- Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 294 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892.
- Contents:
- History. Wine; Beer; Alcohol; Coffee; Tea; Water; Mineral Water
- Physiology and Diet
- Composition of Drinks and Their Adulterations. Water; Milk; Wine; Beer; Spirits
- Ethnography
- Our Ancestors. Description of a Greek Banquet; Description of a Roman Banquet (Prose); Description of a Roman Banquet (Poetry); A Royal Feast among the Huns; A Menu of Emperor Charles V
- What Kinds of Wines and in Which Order should They be Served at a Repast?
- Sample Menus
- Introduction to Mixed Drinks. Containing Hints to the Professional Barkeeper and General Remarks to the Public
- Mixed Drinks. Sours; Cocktails; Punches (for the Bar use); Lemonades; Temperance Drinks; Cobblers; Fizzes; Diverse
- Liquors and Ratafias
- Punches
- Bowls
- Kaltschalen (Bishops)
- Extra Drinks
- Fruit Wines
- Poetry.
- Notes:
- Portrait has tissue guard.
- "Full Instructions How to Prepare, Mix, and Serve Beverages"--Title-page.
- Preface signed: A. William Schmidt.
- Publisher's catalog (10 pages) at end.
- Dark blue cloth covers stamped in gold with silver decoration on front cover.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.
- Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.
- Kislak copy has stamp "Richard L. Schmidt Piano Tuning and Repairing, 26 Ilford Avenue, North Arlington, N.J." on front pastedown.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Schmidt, William (A. William). Flowing bowl.
- OCLC:
- 47007175
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