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History of Beer and Brewing (RSC Paperbacks Series)

Author: Ian S Hornsey

A History of Beer and Brewing provides a comprehensive account of the history of beer. Research carried out during the last quarter of the 20th century has permitted us to re-think the way in which some ancient civilizations went about their beer production. There have also been some highly innovative technical developments, many of which have led to the sophistication and efficiency of 21st century brewing methodology. A History of Beer and Brewing covers a time-span of around eight thousand years and in doing so:·Stimulates the reader to consider how, and why, the first fermented beverages might have originated·Establishes some of the parameters that encompass the diverse range of alcoholic beverages assigned the generic name 'beer'·Considers the possible means of dissemination of early brewing technologies from their Near Eastern originsThe book is aimed at a wide readership particularly beer enthusiasts. However the use of original quotations and references associated with them should enable the serious scholar to delve into this subject in even greater depth.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Acknowledgements
Ch. 1	The Beginnings	1
	How Might Fermented Beverages Have Originated?	1
	Some General Definitions and Musings	9
Ch. 2	Ancient Egypt	32
	The Grains	37
	Grain Cultivation and Processing	41
	Beer as Compensation for Labour	43
	Beer Export and Import	44
	Bouza	46
	Brewing Technology	48
	Brewery Sites	51
	Information from the Artistic Record	53
	The "Folkloristic" Approach to Interpretation of Ancient Egyptian Brewing	56
	Beer Flavouring	61
	Fermentation	63
	The Role of Women	64
	The Contributions of Dr. Samuel	64
Ch. 3	The Ancient Near East	75
	The Role of Beer in Society	77
	The Terminology and the Techniques	78
	The Evidence for Breweries and Brewing Equipment	79
	Types of Beer	81
	Methodology	83
	Drinking Through Straws, etc	86
	The Goddess Ninkasi	87
	Notes from the Hymn to Ninkasi	89
	Chemical Evidence for Beer	91
	A Question of Primacy	92
	The Grains	96
	Flavouring	103
	Banqueting, Over-indulgence and Retribution	104
Ch. 4	Other Ancient Beer-drinking Peoples	117
	Israel and Palastine	119
	The Land of the Hatti	125
	Phrygia	128
	Lydia	130
	Cicilia	131
	Armenia	132
	Syria	133
	Thrace	134
	The Phoenicians	136
	Galatia and the Celts	139
	Urartu	140
	Mitanni	142
	The Scythians	143
	The Cimmerians	148
	The Urnfield Society	150
	The Celts	151
	Evidence for Celtic Brewing	161
Ch. 5	The British Isles and Europe	165
	Cereals as Markers for Brewing Activity	169
	Neolithic Britain and Northwest Europe: the Beginnings of Agriculture	172
	The Passage of Farming Across Europe	181
	Farming vs Gathering	185
	A Short Interlude in Southeast Europe	190
	Why Did Agriculture Spread Across Europe?	191
	Did Neolithic Britons Brew?	193
	The Bronze Age and the Culture of the Beaker	199
	Evidence of Bronze Age Brewing	210
	The Iron Age	211
	Roman Britain	225
	Anglo-Saxon Britain	233
	Did Beor Equate to Beer?	251
	Ireland Before Guinness	259
	The Early Days of Brewing in Holland	268
Ch. 6	From the Norman Conquest to the End of the Tudors	282
	William the Conqueror	282
	The First Regulations	284
	Henry III and the Assize of Bread and Ale	292
	The Formation of the Guilds	296
	Domestic Ale Consumption Around the 15th Century	302
	Hops	303
	The Beer Trade with Holland	314
	More about Hops and Beer	317
	Measures to Combat Dishonesty	321
	Beer vs Ale	323
	Henry VIII and the Alewife	326
	Brewsters	330
	A Tudor Miscellany	333
	Elizabeth I	346
	Brewing in Tudor Times - Some Details	351
Ch. 7	The Start of Large-scale Brewing	365
	The Stuarts	365
	The Use of Coal	372
	Charles I and Oliver Cromwell	375
	Commercial (Common) Brewers	383
	Mumm	387
	Gin (Madame Geneva)	391
	The End of "Medievalism"	392
	Gervase Markham	395
	The Onset of Brewing Science; Lavoister et al	401
	Adulteration of Beer	416
	Some Early Brewing Texts	421
	James Baverstock and the First Brewing Instruments	424
	Steam Power	437
	Big is Beautiful	440
	The Need for Attemperation	451
	James Prescott Joule	457
	Refrigeration	462
	Some Technological Improvements	469
	Taxes on Everything	472
	The Golden Years of Brewing Science	477
Ch. 8	Some Beer Styles and Some Breweries	485
	Porter	485
	Bavarian Beer	508
	Potato Beer	514
	Heather Ale	515
	Pale Ale	523
	Devonshire White Ale	530
	Gruit: The Major Beer Flavouring, Prior to the Hop, in Many Parts of Europe	534
	City of London Brewery	538
	Truman's Brewery	540
	Golden Lane Brewery	551
	Courage	554
Ch. 9	The 20th Century	568
	The Lull Before the Storm	568
	The Storm: 1914-1918	579
	The Sign of Things to Come	589
	Bottled Beer	593
	The Story of British Lager	604
	The Origins of the "Amber Nectar"	620
	Brewing Becomes Really Scientific	627
	Brewery-conditioned Beer	670
	CAMRA - A Response to Brewery-conditioned Beer	678
	The "Big Six"	684
	Beer and Health	699
App. 1	Timescale for Europe, Western Asia and Egypt	716
App. 2	Ancient names for parts of Europe and the Near East	718
App. 3	Sketch of working brewery of the 15th century	719
App. 4	John Taylor: "The Water Poet"	720
App. 5	Section through brewery showing layout	722
App. 6	Summary of brewing processes	723
App. 7	Explanation of chronological signs	724
	Subject Index	725

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Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes

Author: Beatrice Ojakangas

American country cooking is a story of cows and chickens, grains and fresh vegetables and wild berries. It is simple and honest and touched with nostalgia, a bit of ethnicity, regionality, and history. This excellent selection of delicious home-style recipes by veteran food writer Beatrice Ojakangas highlights dishes that reflect many parts of the country and many different cuisines. Her recipe for Swedish Meatballs includes sauces adaptable for Asian-, Indian-, Italian-, and Russian-style meals, while her moist and sumptuous Chocolate-Applesauce Cake is a distinctive Dutch favorite, and her original Country-Style Ice Cream is a traditional treat all will love. Each recipe has been tested and reworked to make it easy to prepare with today's ingredients and a joy to share with friends and family.