Hunterdon County - Readington - Beer and Punch Making
Sunday, September 8 - Readington , Hunterdon County Beer and Punch Making From teas to toddies and tankards to teacups, domestic historians, Bev Altrath and Arlene Soong, will discuss typical colonial drinks. In addition, historic brewer, Rich Wagner, will show the step-by-step process of turning water and grain into beer. For hundreds of years, folks in Europe knew better than to drink the water, as it could make you deathly ill. Instead, people, including children, brewed and drank beer. This was a natural jump for immigrants arriving in the New World to bring their tradition of brewing and drinking beer with them. Much of the beer was brewed at home until breweries could be established in larger towns and cities. Today, there is a resurgence in interest in home brewing. Although today you will find exotic flavors or seasonal brews, the basic method of beer production has not changed. This program will be held at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead in the Stanton section of Read...
