An invaluable read

Recently I spied there was an expert coming to Honiton to give advice on books. I decided to take a couple down, one I knew should be worth something the other a little book I still use for reference belonging to my Grandfather who was a brewer as well. The one book was suitably dull as I expected, but Grandfather's, well printed in 1795 and worth a small fortune and very desirable!

There you are and nothing in this world would get me to part with it. The secrets of keeping a pub, through to the brews, are in it!!

A quote from my book, (please substitute 's' for 'f' when necessary!).

"There is no kind of man to whofe intereft lefs regard has been paid than the Publicans; yet few, perhaps fo much want, and fo juftly deferve our kind attention. Befi des the claim founded on their fervice and convenience, the health as well the comfort of the great body of people, may be faid to depend upon the fenible conduct and wholefome fupplies of the ufeful individuals. Let them no longer be expofed to the avarice of the Brewer; to the fraudful arts of the Diftiller; or to the Broker's fwindling tricks and deep laid fchemes of impofi tion."

You can tell this was in the days of true spit and sawdust!

If your beer is ftubborn and of bad tafte, you may take one handful of white houfe fand, and half a handful of falt, mix together, and when the beer is upon the move, after the finings is put in, add the fand and falt to it and they will much help to remve the tartnefs, as well as help it down.

I'm not too sure I would recommend this today, their stomachs must have been so strong!