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The Country gentleman, farmer and housewife's compendious instructor. Containing; I Gardening; the method of constructing the walls; the nature and manner of making hot-beds and how fruits are to be raised from the same; by what means early fruit may be raised; of hot-walls, and horizontal shelters; an alphabetical list of seeds of roots, cabbage seeds, salled seeds, sweet and pot-herb seeds, medicinal seeds, beans and pease, &c. Directions for cultivating fruit trees; to plant a vineyard; how to make gravel, grase, sand walks, lawns parterres, bosquets, &c. &c. of manure; of watering plants; and, lastly, directions to the gardener. II. The method of raising hops, liquorice and saffron. III. A dictionary of farriery; wherein an account of the diseases incident to horses, and the cures, are to be found. IV. Approved and easy remedies for most disorders. For the use of persons at a distance from regular assistance. Digested in alphabetical order. V. The method of restoreing decayed wines. VI. The manner of making and managing cyder, agreeable to the instructions of Mr. Turner, Mr. Worlidge, and others of known skill. As also, perry, mead and Metheglin. VII. Of malting, brewing, and the way of making mum. VIII. Of baking; wherein the best method of making household bread is laid down; as also, the several sorts of French bread, as the pain burgeois, pain de gonnesse, &c. &c. IX. Distillery, in the plainest manner; in which the the method of making most of the waters and rich cordials is set forth, in the manner recommended by M. de Jean, distiller to his most Christian Majesty, and Mr. Cooper of London. To which is added, by way of appendix, the method of casting shot; a knowledge very useful to persons residing in the remote parts of the kingdom.
Date: M,DCC,LXI. [1761]- Books
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The new art of brewing and improving malt liquors to the greatest advantage. Containing the new improvement of the barley corn, for making the truest, best, and palest malt. The best methods of brewing all sorts of fine ale, strong beer, and table beer, in several parts of England and Wales. An account of hops, and of a new discovered herb growing wild, which for its agreeable bitter, and wholesome qualities, is often preferred to the hop. Curious methods of drying malt and hops in the greatest perfection. The prodigious damage done by the wevil infect to malt, wheat, &c. and how to destroy them. To fine, relish, strengthen and preserve ale or strong beer, wine or cyder, and to recover them if turned, &c. &c. &c. With many other curious and very useful matters relating to the brewery, never before published, and absolutely necessary for all who would brew their own malt drink in the highest perfection. To which is prefixed, an introduction, proposing an easy and cheap expedient for improving London porter, by rendering it pleasanter and much more wholesome; with a detection of several pernicious ingredients too commonly put therein; and directions for the use very best method of using the hop. By William Ellis, late of little Gaddesden in Hertfordshire, author of the London and country brewer, &c. who was formerly a public brewer in London.
Ellis, William, brewer.Date: 1761