All Easy Recipes. Cook all that you can cook. Jamaican Ginger Beer
 
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  • ½ pound root ginger
  • 2 pounds sugar
  • 1 oz yeast
  • 1 lime
  • ½ oz cream of tartar
  • 6 quarts boiling water

  • How To Cook:
    1. Grate ginger and place in a large bowl. Add the lime thinly sliced and cream of tartar.

    2. Pour the boiling water over all and allow standing.

    3. In a separate bowl, mix yeast with one cup sugar. Add ½ cup warm water to make a smooth paste.

    4. When the ginger mixture is warm, add the yeast and sugar. Stir well. Cover. Let stand for 2-3 days.

    5. Skim and strain, then add the sugar, stirring well until it is dissolved.

    6. Pour into bottles and let the ginger beer stand at room temperature for three or four days more. Serve chilled.

    7. Rum can be added at the bottling stage, if desired.


     
     
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