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Summer Drinks
Strain it, and before it is quit e cold :idd one
ounce of good yeast.
Skim off all the yeast the n ext day, an d b ottl e
it and cork well. See that there is n o sed imcn
t
in the bottles. This will be rea dy fo r use in a
week.
Spanish Ginger B eer
Boil half an ounce of bruis ed ginge r and
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sliced lemons in one and a h alf ga llons of wat er
for ten minutes.
Then dissolve in half a gallon of cold wa t er t wo
pounds of white sugar and a quart er of an ounce
of cream of tartar.
Mix both liquids together well, p ut in h alf a
pint of yeast, and leave all night. Then strain ,
and bottle.
American Ginger B eer
Make a syrup by boiling two pounds of sugar
in two and a half pints of water.
When cool add to it a quarter of an ou nee of
essence of capsicum, a quarter of an ounce of
essence of ginger, five drops of essence of lemon,
and half an ounce of citric acid.
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