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ROOT BEER

6 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

513
Calories
13g
Protein
1g
Fat
110g
Carbs

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

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sassafras 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

  • three gallons of molasses
  • half pound of bruised sarsaparilla root
  • half pound of bruised sassafras
  • half pound of wintergreen bark
  • one pint of yeast
  • ten gallons of water

Directions

1

MRS. THEO. CARPENTER.

2

Mix three gallons of molasses with ten gallons of water; let it stand two hours, then pour into a barrel and add a half pound of bruised sarsaparilla root, a half pound of bruised sassafras, a half pound of wintergreen bark, one pint of yeast and water to fill the barrel. Ferment twelve hours and bottle.

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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