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To Make Wood's Spruce Beer

ginger root, 9 gallons water, 3 pints yeast.

Boil pint essence of spruce, 5 ounces each Boil the ginger half an hour in 1 gallon of bruised pimento and ginger, and 5 or 6 water; then add the rest of the water and the ounces hops in 3 gallons water for 10 minutes. other ingredients, and strain it when cold. Then add 3 quarts molasses and 11 gallons Add the white of an egg beaten, and 1/2 an warm water. When lukewarm add 1 pint ounce essence of lemon. Let it stand 4 days, yeast; ferment for 24 hours and bottle, as in then bottle, and it will keep many months. last receipt. This will also make a white 894. To Make Ginger Beer. Put inbeer by substituting an equivalent of loaf to 1 gallon boiling water, 1 pound lump sugar instead of the molasses.

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