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Ginger Beer Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Beverage Recipes
Yield: 1 servings
 
Ingredients
  1   Ginger root  
  1   Lemon, grated rind only  
  2  oz Cream of tartar  
  1 1/2  lb Sugar  
  1  ga Water; boiling  
  1   Envelope yeast  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Grate and thoroughly mash the ginger root in a bowl. Place in a large pot and add all ingredients except the yeast. Stir until sugar and cream of tartar is dissolved. Allow mixture to cool, then add yeast which has been started ( dissolved) in a little lukewarm water. Cover tightly for 6 hours, then filter first through a tea strainer or similar, then through cloth. Bottle and cap tightly, sealed. Place in dark, cool (60 degree) place for two weeks. Chill fully before opening to drink.

 
  Source: Leon Soniat, New Orleans Times-Picayune 28 Aug 1980

 
   


 



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