Old Fashioned Root Beer
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 Cake, compressed yeast
2 Ounces, sassafrass root
1 Ounce, dandelion root
5 Pounds, sugar
1 Ounce, hops or ginger root
4 Gallons, water
2 Ounces, wintergreenRecipe
Wash roots well in cold water. Add juniper berries (crushed) and hops. Pour 8 quarts boiling water over root mixture and boil slowly 20 minutes. Strain through flannel bag. Add sugar and remaining 8 quarts water. Allow to stand until lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in a little cool water. Add to root liquid. Stir will. Let settle then strain again and bottle. Cork tightly. Keep in a warm room 5 to 6 hours, then store in a cool place. Put on ice as required for use.
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