From bob@satcom-1.fsnet.co.uk Wed Sep 19 13:50:54 2001 Date: 19 Sep 2001 01:54:27 GMT From: Bob Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Ginger Beer Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes Request From: "P J & D Denny" I would like a recipe for making old fashioned, home-made ginger beer. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Ginger Beer Categories: Beverages Yield: 1 Servings 2 lb Sugar 2 Lemons 1 1/4 oz Ginger Root, well-bruised 1 gallon Water 1 tsp Granulated Yeast 1/4 tsp Cream of tartar Put into a large bowl or jar the sugar, the rinds (thinly peeled) and the juice of the two lemons, the well-bruised ginger root. Add the squeezed halves of the lemons to the water as it comes to the boil. When it reaches boiling point, pour it over the ingredients in the bowl. Remove the lemon halves, stir well and cover. Dissolved in a small amount of the warm liquid (78x) the yeast, leave to stand for half an hour before adding this to the cooled liquid (78 deg). Lastly stir in the cream of tartar. Leave covered for 24 hours. Strain and bottle, tie down the corks. NEVER use screwstoppers or the bottle may burst. Store in a cool place and drink fairly soon, take care when opening the bottles, they are liable to froth over. If you wish you can ferment the ginger beer longer to give a more alcoholic drink. Bob, The Chef. England MMMMM MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Ginger Beer Plant Categories: Beverages Yield: 1 Servings Bakers yeast Water Sugar Ground Ginger How to start a ginger beer plant. Grow a ginger plant with 2 oz baker's yeast (buy it at a bakers where bread is baked). Put the yeast into a jar and add 1/2 pint of water, 2 level teaspoons of sugar and 2 level teaspoons of ground ginger. Feed it. Every day for the next seven to ten days. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of ginger. You will see your plant growing day by day. Strain it. Now strain the mixture through a piece of muslin, (keep the sediment), add to the liquid the juice of two lemons, 1 lb granulated sugar and 1 pint of boiling water. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, then make up to one gallon with cold water. Bottle it. Put the ginger pop into bottles, filling to about 3/4" from the top, leave for two hours before corking lightly. Keep for seven to ten days before drinking. It says do not stand on a stone floor unless standing on a piece of wood! Start again. The sediment you had left when you strained the mixture is divided into two and put into separate glass jars. You are now back in the brewing business again. However, you now have two plants, if one plant is enough, give the other to a friend and give him/her the recipe. To your sediment add half a pint of cold water and carry on as before from "Feed it" Bob, The Chef. UK MMMMM Enjoy Bob. Phone 07973 742682 or E-Mail bob@satcom-1.fsnet.co.uk WWW Page:http://www.satcom-1.fsnet.co.uk -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please send recipes, requests, questions or comments to Moderator Patricia Hill at recipes@rt66.com Please allow several days for your submission to appear.