EDWARD SPENCER ('NATHANIEL GUBBINS') AUTHOR OF "THE FLOWING
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I BREAKFAST "The day breaks slow, but e'en must man break-fast."
CHAPTER II BREAKFAST ( continued ) "Sit down and feed, and welcome to our table."
CHAPTER III BREAKFAST ( continued )
CHAPTER IV LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."
CHAPTER V LUNCHEON ( continued ) "He couldn't hit a haystack!"
CHAPTER VI DINNER
CHAPTER VII DINNER ( continued ) "It is the cause!"
CHAPTER VIII DINNER ( continued ) "The strong table groans
CHAPTER IX DINNER ( continued ) "The combat deepens. On ye
CHAPTER X VEGETABLES "Herbs and other country messes, Which the neat-handed Phyllis dresses."
CHAPTER XI VEGETABLES ( continued )
CHAPTER XII CURRIES "Thou com'st in such a questionable shape That I will speak to thee."
CHAPTER XIII SALADS "O green and glorious, O herbaceous meat!
CHAPTER XIV SALADS AND CONDIMENTS "Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite."
CHAPTER XV SUPPER "We are such stuff As dreams are made of."
CHAPTER XVI SUPPER ( continued ) "To feed were best at home;
CHAPTER XVII "CAMPING OUT"
CHAPTER XVIII COMPOUND DRINKS "Flow wine! Smile woman! And the universe is consoled."
CHAPTER XIX CUPS AND CORDIALS "Can any mortal mixture Breathe such divine, enchanting ravishment?"
CHAPTER XX THE DAYLIGHT DRINK "Something too much of this."
CHAPTER XXI GASTRONOMY IN FICTION AND DRAMA "Let me not burst in ignorance."
CHAPTER XXII RESTORATIVES
INDEX
FOOTNOTES:
CAKES AND ALE
| BY THE SAME AUTHOR |
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| THE FLOWING BOWL |
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| A TREATISE ON DRINKS OF ALL KINDS |
| AND OF ALL PERIODS, INTERSPERSED |
| WITH SUNDRY ANECDOTES AND |
| REMINISCENCES |
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| BY |
| EDWARD SPENCER |
| (‘NATHANIEL GUBBINS’) |
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| Author of “Cakes and Ale,” etc. |
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| Crown 8vo., cloth gilt, 2/6 net. |
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| SECOND EDITION. |
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| With cover design by the late Phil May. |
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| “The Flowing Bowl” overflows with good |
| cheer. In the happy style that enlivens its |
| companion volume, “Cakes and Ale,” the |
| author gives a history of drinks and their |
| use, interspersed with innumerable recipes |
| for drinks new and old, dug out of records |
| of ancient days, or set down anew. |
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| London: STANLEY PAUL & CO. |
| 31, Essex Street, Strand, W.C. |
CAKES & ALE
A DISSERTATION ON BANQUETS
INTERSPERSED WITH VARIOUS RECIPES,
MORE OR LESS ORIGINAL, AND
ANECDOTES, MAINLY VERACIOUS
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