- Carbonated water — 2023-10-09 23:52:55
…eeds. Fermentation vats naturally give off CO2 in the process of converting sugars into low alcohol, as in [[Sparkling_Wine]]. This initial success led to further experimentation and a published paper entitled, **Impregnating Water with Fix…
- Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46
…they discarded their concoction for good, they took one last taste. Much to their surprise, it had matured like a fine wine - with a savoury aromatic scent and a wonderfully unique taste. Lea & Perrins Original '''Worcestershire Sauce''' was '…
- Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53
…left" title="Sir Kenelm Digby" width="300" }} === Sir Kenelm Digby 1663 === In 1663 Sir Kenelm Digby invented the first wine bottle capable of withstanding the pressure of fermenting wine. Digby owned a glass works. His new manufacturing techn…
…r seal in a bottle than wooden and cloth stoppers that were used in France. == Bland Imports == During this time still wine being brought to Britain from France seemed bland to the English palette as cider was well established with its much li…
…t''' presented a paper to the newly formed Royal Society in which he stated that sugar and molasses were being added to wines of all sorts to make them sparkling. Using this process the wine imported from France could be ''carbonated'' and made…
… palatable. {{ image url="Sparkling_wine.jpg" class="left" width="200" Putting the sparkle into wine}} == Natural Sparkle == Spontaneous secondary fermentation had occurred in still wines since antiquity; most glass bo… - Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
…1880s by British army officers in India and South Africa, using lids from cigar boxes as paddles and rounded corks from wine bottles as balls, with a row of books set up across the middle of a table to form the net. {{Image url="PingPong.jpg" c…
…ry. Played started on ships where room was restricted, by shortening arrows and throwing them at the bottom of an empty wine barrel. Henry VIII enjoyed the game immensely. So much so, that he was given a beautifully ornate set by Anne Boleyn. …
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