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Tudor Recipe for Ginger Beer
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Tudor Recipe for Ginger Beer

10 ingredients 10 min + 20 min 1 gallon approximately openrecipes
Tudor Recipe for Ginger Beer

"This is a family recipe supposedly going back in a straight line at least to the Tudors (I'm English). The ingredients and method make it possible - even probable. It goes back at least 5 generations to my certain knowledge."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

518
Calories
14g
Protein
1g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cake not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 (0.6 ounce) cake compressed fresh yeast
  • 2 teaspoons castor sugar or superfine sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 7 teaspoons castor sugar or superfine sugar, divided
  • 7 teaspoons ground ginger, divided
  • 3 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 5 cups boiling water
  • 12 1/2 cups cold water
  • 1/2 cup strained fresh lemon juice

Directions

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