Beverages (The Good Cook Series)

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"Over fun and water are basic craft all of mankind is built with. The water of varying beverages also includes beverages of luxury - tea, brewed coffee, cocoa, milk and certain fruit juices. This is a separate drink, and a cup of black coffee (page 21)." Contents include: Introduction (Comfort and cheer from cup and glass / Airight seals for bottled drinks / Shrinking bubbles / Anchoring metal cups / Hammering in corks / Using a wooden corker / Levering corks into place); Teas, Tisanes and Coffees (Brews of strength and subtlety / Choosing and brewing tea / Roasting and grinding coffees / A guide to teas / A guide to coffees / Basic tactics for perfect infusions / An everyday ceremony carefully performed / Releasing flavor and aroma / Classic counterpoints to coffee); Juices and Syrups (Capturing the freshness of fruits and vegetables / A medley of methods for making juices / Preserving juices as syrups / Getting full flavor from citrus / Nut milks: A versatile mixer for fruit drinks / Fragrant concentrations of ripe fruit / Sumptuous syrups from unexpected ingredients); Milk Drinks (The perfect food in a diversity of guises / Luscious drinks from cacao beans / Whiskng cocoa for lightness / Frothy blends of eggs and milk / Tippy drinks from fermented milk / Ice cream: Eggs and milk churned and chilled / A creamy milk shake swilly made / A flourish of ice cream and soda); Broths (Cooking forth savory goodness / Choosing and handling vegetables / Preparing meats correctly / Cleansing for clarity / Reducing to intensify flavor / Supplying substance to a light broth / Gentle treatment for clear results / Extra strength from a whole bird / Beef tea: A fragrant concentrate); Homemade Alcoholic Beverages (Exhilarating transformations / A wine cordial flavored with orange / A dividend of preserved fruit / Using yeast for a sparkling effect / Techniques for brewing a perfect beer / Exploiting the natural sweetness of apples / A sure approach to homebrewed gold from malted honey); Punches and Mixed Drinks (Convivial assemblies / Cold punches, bubbling and still / A piquant blend of rum and tea / Hot wine and spirits: A happy marriage / Eggs and alcohol in heady unison / Whiskey and cream, lightened and chilled / A warm and witty satanist / A trio of techniques for mixing drinks); Anthology of Recipes (Teas and tisanes 92 / Coffees 86 / Juices 100 / Syrups 111 / Milk drinks 115 / Soda-fountain drinks 127 / Broths 126 / Beers and wines 128 / Liqueurs 136 / Punches 143 / Mixed drinks 154 / Standard preparations 164); Recipe Index 168; General Index / Glossary 171; Recipe Credits 173; Acknowledgements and Picture Credits 176. Other books in The Good Cook series listed include: Your Home, The Enchanted World, The Kodak Library of Creative Photography, Great Meals in Minutes, The Civil War, Planet Earth, Collector's Library of the Civil War, The Epic of Flight, The Seafarers, World War II, Home Repair and Improvement, The Old West. Includes biographies of contributors: Chef Paul Bocuse (French Culinary Consultant), Chef Roger Vergé (Culinary Consultant), Carol Cutler (Food Writer/Cookbook Author), Richard Olney (Food Writer/Cookbook Author), Chef American Consultant, Philip S. Rennebohm (Wine Consultant), and others.