This is because many beers are classified with isinglass, which is a collagen made from the bladders of fish. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
Mica — A group of minerals, including muscovite or "isinglass" and biotite or black mica. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
The lookout windows on all four sides were covered with isinglass. From Wordnik.com. [The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure] Reference
You may order isinglass this way to put into any sort of made wine. From Wordnik.com. [English Housewifery] Reference
Use good quality silk, and on this spread a solution of isinglass warmed. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
The isinglass will not hurt the book, if ever it be wanted to remove the slip. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850] Reference
Sounds of the said sturgeon will make isinglass according to the same instructions. From Wordnik.com. [The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia] Reference
He cut a part of a cocoanut shell away and in its place he put a sheet of isinglass. From Wordnik.com. [An American Robinson Crusoe for American Boys and Girls] Reference
Dissolve the isinglass in enough water to make the solution weigh four fluid ounces. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
If the glue is too weak, more isinglass may be added (without any preliminary soaking). From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
With isinglass curtains, You can roll right down, In case there's a change in the weather. From Wordnik.com. [Blossom Dearie: Tiny Voice, Big Impact] Reference
Cissie's new parlor stove is a monster, made seemingly of nothing but pure nickel and isinglass. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
Honigalus began to unfasten the tapes that held the rolled window-curtains of flexible isinglass. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
Sprinkle in a small pinch of salt and three-quarters of an ounce of the finest isinglass or gelatine. From Wordnik.com. [The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home] Reference
While all this business was on his mind his glue and isinglass industry was not in the least neglected. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
Mix the second half of the isinglass solution with the alcohol and glycerine, and apply in the same manner. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
It was one of those stoves that have isinglass all around it so that the fire can be seen when it burns red. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
Then fined with isinglass, or allowed to settle for a week or two, when it may be drawn off clear and bottled. From Wordnik.com. [The Production of Vinegar from Honey] Reference
"I have my own idea about that," insisted Willis, whilst he kept beating a tatoo on the isinglass window panes. From Wordnik.com. [Willis the Pilot] Reference
These stalks will furnish about 3/4 their weight in juice; fine and settle with isinglass, as in the fruit wines. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Then apply the isinglass (after it has been rendered liquid by a gentle heat) to the silk with a brush of fine hair. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
The baby had poked out every last one of those isinglass windows while Cissie was in the kitchen warming up his milk. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
If wine does not become clear soon enough, for each forty gallons dissolve an ounce of isinglass in a quart of water. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827] Reference
The face is covered with helmet, goggles that reflect too much light, oxygen mask-a face of metal, leather, isinglass. From Wordnik.com. [Gravity's Rainbow]
A little isinglass or gum arabic, dissolved in the rinsing water of gauze shawls and ribbons, is good to stiffen them. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
Sometimes a less quantity of isinglass will do, according to the goodness; Let it be the whitest and clearest you can get. From Wordnik.com. [English Housewifery] Reference
Like somebody or other who set a lighted candle inside the fireless stove and then warmed himself at the glowing isinglass. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls] Reference
It is difficult to give exact proportions by weight, as isinglass and gelatine (which may replace it) differ greatly in quality. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
It is used in a variety of forms, such as glue and isinglass, but is also purified and prepared commercially for use in desserts. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies] Reference
First, the isinglass is to be tightly packed into a bottle with a wide neck, then add the water, and let the isinglass soak it up. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
One pint of cream, the yolks of two eggs, one quarter of a pound of white sugar, one large lemon, one ounce isinglass or gelatine. From Wordnik.com. [The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home] Reference
Put on a slow fire an ounce of white isinglass, pulled into small pieces, and rinsed, a pint of water, with the rind of six lemons. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
The isinglass, lime water and salt, helps to refine it in the still, and the juniper berries gives the flavor or taste of Holland gin. From Wordnik.com. [The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, Spirits, &c. &c. of Better Quality, and in Larger Quantities, than Produced by the Present Mode of Distilling, from the Produce of the United States] Reference
The envelope maker will procure them any number of little slips of white paper, with a touch of isinglass at each of the four corners. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850] Reference
Should the paper to be used not be sufficiently sized, dextrine, gelatine, isinglass, or some similar substance must be added to the solution. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885] Reference
If the pigments are ground in an aqueous vehicle of strong isinglass size and honey instead of gum water the work would not be much inferior to that executed with other vehicles. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing] Reference
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