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English Ginger Beer

A historical recipe from What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920).

A historical recipe

What to drink: The blue book of beverages; recipes and directions for making and serving non-alcoholic drinks for all occasions, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920). Project Gutenberg eBook #76921.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #76921 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76921). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. This interesting recipe dates back to about 1840.
  2. 1½ ounces of ginger, 4 quarts of boiling water, 1 ounce of cream of tartar, 1 pound of sugar, 2 lemons, 1 cupful of yeast.
  3. Pour the boiling water upon the ginger and the sugar (either brown or granulated may be used) add two lemons thinly sliced.
  4. Into this pour one cupful of good yeast and allow it to stand for twenty-four hours.
  5. Pour off carefully and put into bottles.