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A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons: Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic EconomyAccum, Friedrich Christian

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A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons: Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy

Name: A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons: Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy
Author: Accum, Friedrich Christian

Accum, Friedrich Christian

Food adulteration and inspection

Proportion of Spirit
                          per Cent.
                        by measure.
     Lissa                   26,47
     Ditto                   24,35
       Average               25,41
     Raisin Wine             26,40
     Ditto                   25,77
     Ditto                   23,30
       Average               25,12
     Marcella                26,03
     Ditto                   25,05
       Average               25,09
     Madeira                 24,42
     Ditto                   23,93
     Ditto (Sercial)         21,40
     Ditto                   19,24
       Average               22,27
     Port                    25,83
     Ditto                   24,29
     Ditto                   23,71
     Ditto                   23,39
     Ditto                   22,30
     Ditto                   21,40
     Ditto                   19,96
       Average               22,96
     Sherry                  19,81
     Ditto                   19,83
     Ditto                   18,79
     Ditto                   18,25
       Average               19,17
     Teneriffe               19,79
     Colares                 19,75
     Lachryma Christi        19,70
     Constantia (White)      19,75
     Ditto (Red)             18,92
     Lisbon                  18,94
     Malaga (1666)           18,94
     Bucellas                18,49
     Red Madeira             22,30
     Ditto                   18,40
       Average               20,35
     Cape Muschat            18,25
     Cape Madeira            22,94
     Ditto                   20,50
     Ditto                   18,11
       Average               20,51
     Grape Wine              18,11
     Calcavella              19,20
     Ditto                   18,10
       Average               18,65
     Vidonia                 19,25
     Alba Flora              17,26
     Malaga                  17,26
     Hermitage (White)       17,43
     Roussillon              19,00
     Ditto                   17,20
       Average               18,13
     Claret                  17,11
     Ditto                   16,32
     Ditto                   14,08
     Ditto                   12,91
       Average               15,10
     Malmsey Madeira         16,40
     Lunel                   15,52
     Sheraaz                 15,52
     Syracuse                15,28
     Sauterne                14,22
     Burgundy                16,60
     Ditto                   15,22
     Ditto                   14,53
     Ditto                   11,95
       Average               14,57
     Hock                    14,37
     Ditto                   13,00
     Ditto (old in cask)      8,68
       Average               12,08
     Nice                    14,62
     Barsac                  13,86
     Tent                    13,30
     Champagne (Still)       13,80
     Ditto (Sparkling)       12,80
     Ditto (Red)             12,56
     Ditto (ditto)           11,30
       Average               12,61

A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons: Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy

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