Ginger Beer. No. 1.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
Time
Cook: 60 min Total: 60 min
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (6)
For the Ginger Beer
Instructions (4)
  1. Boil six gallons of water and six pounds of loaf sugar for an hour, with three ounces of ginger, bruised, and the juice and rind of two lemons.
  2. When almost cold, put in a toast spread with yest; let it ferment three days.
  3. Then put it in a cask, with half a pint of brandy.
  4. When it has stood ten days, bottle it off, and it will be fit to drink in a fortnight, if warm weather.
Original Text
Ginger Beer. No. 1. Boil six gallons of water and six pounds of loaf sugar for an hour, with three ounces of ginger, bruised, and the juice and rind of two lemons. When almost cold, put in a toast spread with yest; let it ferment three days; then put it in a cask, with half a pint of brandy. When it has stood ten days, bottle it off, and it will be fit to drink in a fortnight, if warm weather.
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