Ginger Beer

Ingredients

• i Oz. Bruised Ginger
• i Oz. Cream of Tartar
• i Lemon
• 2 Eggs
• I Lb. Lump Sugar
• i Gallon Water
• i Oz. German Yeast

Method

1. 1

   Put sugar, ginger, and cream of tartar, with the lemon (sliced) into a large bowl; boil water and pour thereon.

2. 2

   Cream the yeast with a dessertspoonful of sugar and put it on a piece of toasted bread; put this in liquid when lukewarm; beat the whites of eggs and add.

3. 3

   Let it stand for twelve hours; strain and bottle.

4. 4

   Cork and tie the bottles.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Evans' recipe cookery book (1900), page 42. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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