1919 Home made beverages

Ginger Ales, Beers, Pop, Etc.

is most important. Set the mixture aside for 24 hours, agitating it strongly every hour or so during that period. Then take oil of lemon, lj^ fi.oz.; oil of rose (or geranium), 3 fl.dr.; oil of bergamot, 2 fl.dr.; oil of cinnamon, 3 fl.dr.; magnesium carbonate, 3 fl.oz. Rub the oils with the mag- nesia in a large mortar and add 9 oz. of the clear portion of the ginger mixture, to which has been previously added 2 oz. of alcohol, and continue trituration, rinsing out the mortar with the ginger mixture. Pass the ginger mixture through a double filter and add through the filter the mix- ture of oils and magnesia. Finally pass enough water through the filter to make the resulting product measure 24 pt., or 3 gal. If the operator should desire an extract of more or less pungency, he may obtain his desired effect by increasing or decreasing the quantity of powdered capsicum in the formula. 1. — Soluble essence of lemon, 1 oz., Jamaica ginger (bruised), 12 oz.; English honey, 12 oz.; lemon juice, 1 pt.; cane sugar, 9 lb.; distilled water, to make 9J^ gal-; white of an egg. Boil the ginger with lj^ gal. of water for half an hour, then add the sugar, honey and lemon juice, and make up with water to $% gal. When cold, add the white of an egg and essence of lemon and stir well together. Set aside in a closed vessel for about 5 days and then bottle. 2. — Jamaica ginger, 2J^ oz.; moist sugar, 3 lb.; cream tartar, 1 oz.; juice and peel of 2 lemons; brandy, J^ pt.; good ale yeast, Ji pt-J water, 3^ gal. This will produce 4J^ doz. bottles of excellent ginger beer, which will keep 12 months. Boil the ginger and sugar for 20 minutes in the water, slice the lemons and put them and the cream of tartar in a large pan; pour the boiling liquor over them and stir well; when milk is warm add the yeast; cover and let it remain 2 or 3 days, skimming frequently; strain through a cloth into a cask and add the brandy. Bung •down very close; at the end of 2 weeks draw off and 71 Ginger Beer