Judge — November 12, 1921 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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DUST UNTO DUSTERS “Oh, Jeremiah, how—how much that looks like our dear little Gobbie!” How to Become a Home Brewer By NoRMAN ANTHONY industries, and unless Con- gress intervenes, has a won- derful future; but in order to be- come a first class brewer, one must, to begin with, have a taste for it. No one can be successful in any line unless he loves his work and goes at it with the right spirit. The Thanks- giving season is the time to begin. Very little capital is needed, and with perseverance, and a thirst for knowledge, great heights can be reached, especially if the darn stuff explodes! To begin with, a brewer must have a complete equipment, and of course the most important thing is a still, This can be made very easily by taking an old kerosene can and attaching to it some copper tubing. If you haven’t any copper tubing, macaroni will do, but macaroni is apt to flavor the liquor. The next thing is to have plenty of bottles, and when using bot- tles that formerly held eye- wash and Btisessts is one of our infant paregoric do not cleanse too thorough- ly, as this adds to the flavoring and gives the brew the desired tang. Several large kettles are needed, and if these are un- available a very eco- nomical substitute is the bath tub. Of course this will prevent ordinary use of the tub for long intervals, but in any worthy calling sacrifices are necessary. All that is needed now are the in- gredients, and these can be pur- chased at any fruit stand. The best results are obtained from prunes and raisins, and a couple of barrels of each are sufficient to start a small business. After removing the seeds, place these fruits in the bath tub, and let the mixture stand until the janitor or some of the neighbors complain. Place the contents in your still and run the tubing through the ice box by simply boring a hole through each side. Boil until drops begin to issue from the end of the tube. A very handy article for this operation is a gas mask. The drops will fall at intervals of about a half an hour and each drop must be caught and immediately placed in a bottle and corked so as not to lose any strength. After several dozen bottles have been filled put them in the cellar to stand, and take out in- surance on the house. The Thanks- WYx°7 giving season is remote from the in- surance season, but safety should be considered at all times. The last, and most important, re- quirement before marketing is to have a taster. If any of the wife’s relatives are living with you they will serve very well for the purpose, but if you are temporarily without them call in your landlord or some creditor. If they live through it, your product is a hundred proof, which means that after one bottle you can prove anything, and the rest is simple. In merchandizing your product it is well to use the follow-up system. This is done by simply following a person under the influence of pro- hibition, and taking his name and address. He is sure to prove a good customer. For distribution get a good reliable revenue officer to handle your goads, and do a strictly cash-and-carry, business, You'll prob- ably never see any of: your cus- tomers again, but you don’t need to worry. There’s a drinker born every minute! comicbooks.com