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Wahoo Beer

Boil for 6 hours in omon's seal, nettle root, and sassafras; 2 ounces each burdock root, comfrey root, and Prince's pine; 2 ounces sweet fern, 1/2 ounce wintergreen, and 4 raw potatoes cut up fine.

Strain, and add 1 quart molasses for each 3 gallons of the strained liquor, and a browned loaf of bread. When cool, put in 1 pint of good yeast, and let it ferment for 24 hours. keg. alcohol added will much improve its flavor, It will then be ready to be put in bottles or a and it will keep longer.

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