Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
Page 29
Page 30
Page 31
Page 32
Page 33
Page 34
Page 35
Page 36
Page 37
Page 38
Page 39
Page 40
Page 41
Page 42
Page 43
Page 44
Theres an old saying that what goes around comes around. Well that could be the case very soon for a prod- uct manufactured in Port Perry back in the 1930s. It was almost four decades ago that a small local soft drink manufacturing plant closed its doors. The closure of Port Perry Bottling Works brought to an end a family business that began a half-century earlier. The company had been started and operated by Murell Goode and his family since 1927. Recently Old Flame Brewing Co. has resurrected a pop- ular ginger beer drink produced by Port Perry Bottling Works. Ginger beer originated in England in the 1880s and was brewed with ginger sugar water lemon ice and bac- teria called ginger beer plant. The popular brew made its way to Canada and the USA in the early 1900s. The big dierence between ginger beer and ginger ale is that ginger beer is brewed fermented while ginger ale is carbonated water avoured with ginger. Old Flame Brewery Co. owner Jack Doak although relatively new to the community is a strong supporter of Scugog Township and its history. He thought it would be fun to produce a ginger beer that pays homage to the town. He and his sta have now created a recipe similar to the ginger beer drink brewed here more than 80 years ago. The new ginger beer is not one hundred percent true to the original recipe since it contains 5.3 percent al- cohol but it is made using many of the same ingredients. The actual idea of producing a ginger beer began last summer after Mr. Doaks son showed up at the fam- ily cottage with a stone bottle inscribed with Port Perry TO PRODUCE OLD FAMILY PRODUCT 16 FOCUS - MARCH 2016