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VISITORS TO EDINBURGH SHOULD PATRONISE The New "REFORM" LUNCHEON and
TEA ROOMS,
73 NORTH HANOVER STREET.
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BEVERAGES.
Those who find ordinary coffee too stimulating, or otherwise unsuitable, may be glad to know of some of the good cereal coffees now to be had. They strongly resemble coffee in appearance and flavour, are very refreshing and appetising, but are free from caffeine, and quite innocuous. They are prepared by a certain roasting and grinding process from various grains, so that their source is both simple and wholesome. Caramel Cereal, prepared by the International Health Association, is one of the best, as I believe it is one of the oldest, on the market. Sip It (London Nut Food Co.) is also excellent; while yet another is Lapee, prepared by Mapleton, Manchester. These, while similar in nature and composition, differ somewhat in flavour, so that various tastes can be suited. They can be prepared as ordinary coffee, but are, I think, better to have a few minutes' boiling. Full directions are, however, given with each. Mapleton has recently added Banana Coffee and Nut Coffee—both very good.
Fruit Syrups, Wine Essences, &c.,
belong to a different order of beverages. Those of Messrs Pattinson are of undoubted excellence. Their Botanic Beer, Ginger Beer Essence, Fruit Syrups—Raspberry, Black Currant, &c.—are all specially good. They are, besides, most useful in the store cupboard. Diluted at discretion, they may be used in the composition of trifles, mince-meat, puddings, &c., in place of the Sherry or other wines which are now nearly as out of date as they deserve to be, and will certainly find no place in the menage of the "Reform" housekeeper.
Another valuable accession to "Reform" Beverages has come in the shape of
Vegetarian Extracts.