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of wine, which is fermented from rice, but nevertheless
resembles some of our weaker white wines, both in colour
and flavour. The rice is soaked in water, with some other
for a considerable number of The
ingredients, days. liquor
is boiled, after which it is allowed to ferment, and subsequently
drawn off clear from the bottom to be put up in earthen jars,
not unlike the of the ancients still to us.
arnphorse remaining
The residue is used in the distillation of a
very strong spirit,
little inferior in to pure alcohol, which some-
strength they
times introduce in an small at the close of their
extremely cup
dinners. When it resembles both in its
good, strong whisky,
colourless and its flavour. The Tartars
appearance smoky
are said still to a remnant of their
preserve pastoral state, in
their for a which is distilled from
predilection strong liquor
mutton."
This ware now the name of Clair de
generally goes by
lime, from its colouring.
Sang de bueuf.
No. 210. Bottle covered with sang de boeuf glaze.
Height, 14 inches. No mark. Base and in inside coated with
white ; wide flat stand rubbed
glaze unglazed very smooth,
showing this piece to be made of grey-coloured porcelain.
As is the case in this class, the has receded
generally glaze
from the rim of the vase, thus a
forming purple band, below
which the de shade of
begins proper sang boeuf yellowish
blood-coloured red. With the on it this is seen to be
light
speckled or clotted. Hence, in France, it got the name by
which it has become famous. The term de
sang boeuf is,
however, now sometimes employed to denote a much more
beautiful shade of ruby red, which, instead of being clotted,
is perfectly clear, and more like wine than blood. The use of
the same term to two different reds is a matter of
very regret,
as it is to lead to mistakes, and it would better that
apt appear
the latter should be known by some separate name, such as
"
ruby red," so that there might be no doubt as to which of
these two distinct reference was made. In addition
very glazes
to the colour being red, this piece is so highly glazed that it
is very difficult to photograph, and the herewith illustration
does more than show the at the of the
nothing marking top