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Beverages

Non-A

Icoholic

bottle,

cork

very

tightly.

If

it

does

not

work

well,

add

a

very

little

more

yeast.

3.

Brown

sugar,

2

lb.;

boiling

water,

2

gal.;

cream

of

tartar,

1

oz.;

bruised

ginger

root,

2

oz.

Infuse

the

ginger

in

the

boiling

water,

add

your

sugar

and

cream

of

tartar;

when

lukewarm

strain;

then

add

J^

pt.

good

yeast.

Let

it

stand

all

night;

then

bottle;

if

you

desire,

you

can

add

1

lemon

and

the

white

of

an

egg

to

fine

it.

4.

English.

Water,

3

gal.;

pulverized

ginger,

3

oz.;

sugar,

4

lb.;

cream

tartar,

4

oz.

Boil

and

when

cold

add

2

tablespoonfuls

of

yeast.

Allow

it

to

stand

over

night,

then

filter

and

bottle.

5.

Fermented.

For

a good

recipe

for

fermented

ginger

beer

to

put

up

in

stone

jugs,

take

best

Jamaica

ginger,

ground,

1

lb.;

tartaric

acid,

6

oz.;

gum

arabic,

1

lb.;

oil

lemon,

J^

oz.;

sugar,

21

lb.;

water,

21

gal.;

yeast

J^

pt.

Stir

the

ginger,

sugar

and

water

very

thoroughly

together.

Dissolve

the

gum

in

sufficient

water

to

give

it

the

consistency

of

cream;

to

this

add

the

lemon

oil

and

shake

them

well

together.

Add

this

mixture

to

the

sugar

solution.

Now

stir

in

the

yeast.

As

soon

as

a

brisk

fer-

mentation

is

established,

strain

through

a

jelly

bag.

Let

it

work

for

another

day

or

two and

then

bottle.

This

will

make

20

gal.;

you

can

double

or

quadruple

the propor-

tions

if

you

want

to

make

a

larger

batch.

6.

Powder.

a.

Jamaica

ginger,

powdered,

1

oz.;

sodium

bicarbonate,

7

oz.;

sugar,

1%

lb.;

oil

of

lemon,

1

fi.dr.

Make

into

powders.

b.

Ginger,

bruised,

J^

oz.;

cream

of

tartar,

^

oz.;

essence

of

lemon,

4

drops.

Mix.

Some

sugar

may

be

added

if

it

be

thought

desirable

to

make

the

packet

look

bigger.

For

use

this

powder

is

to

be

added

to

1

gal.

of

boiling

water,

in

which

dissolve

1

lb.

of

lump

sugar,

and

when

the

mixture

is

nearly

cool

2

or

3

tablespoonfuls

of

yeast

are

to

be

added.

The

mixture

should

be

set

aside

to

work

for

4

days,

when

it

may

be

strained

and

bottled.

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