Root Beer

Ingredients

• Sarsaparilla root ½ pound
• sassafras bark ½ pound
• wintergreen leaf and stem 3 ounces
• yeast 1 pint
• molasses 1¼ gallons
• water 16 gallons

Method

1. 1

   Bruise the root and leaves and boil in 5 gallons of water to get the strength.

2. 2

   Then strain into a keg and add the molasses.

3. 3

   When cool, put in the yeast.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 126. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ROOT BEER. Sarsaparilla root and sassafras bark of each }{ pound, wintergreen leaf and stem 3 ounces, yeast I pint, molasses 1^4 gallons, water 16 gallons

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