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generally used as soon as it has done working in the
barrels.
CHEAP BEEB.
" No production of this country abounds so much
with saccharine matter as the shells of green peas.
A strong decoction of them so much resembles, in
odor and taste, an infusion of malt (termed wort), as
to deceive a brewer. This decoction, rendered
slightly bitter with the wood sage, and afterwards
fermented with yeast, affords a very excellent bever–
age. The method employed is as follows :
" Fill a boiler with the green shells of peas, pour
on water till it rises half an inch above the shells,
and simmer for three hours. Strain off the liquor,
and add a strong decoction of' the wood sage, or the
hop, so as to render it pleasantly bitter ; then fer–
ment in the ·usual manner. The wood sage is the
best substitute for hops, and being free from -any
anodyne property is entitled
to
a preference.
By
boiling a fresh quantity of shells in the decoction
before it becomes cold, it may be so thoroughly im–
pregnated with saccharine matter as to afford a
liquor, when fermented, as strong as ale."
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