Ginger beer (wagner)
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | ounces | Bruised ginger |
| 3 | quarts | Water |
| 5 | pounds | Loaf sugar |
| ¼ | pounds | Honey |
| Gill of lemon juice | ||
| 17 | quarts | Water |
| 2 | Drachms essence of lemon | |
| (about 2 ts) | ||
| 1 | Whole egg | |
Directions
Put ginger and 3 quarts water into a very large kettle and boil for 30 minutes. Add sugar, honey, lemon juice and 17 quarts more water.
Strain through a cloth and when it is cold, add essence of lemon and egg. Let stand for 3-4 days before bottling.
Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all.
Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 5-95> Submitted By LOOKER@... On 23 JUN 1995 071845 -0500
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