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DIRECTIONS  FOR  MAKING  ROOT  BEER
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DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING ROOT BEER

7 ingredients 1 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

498
Calories
13g
Protein
1g
Fat
99g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 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
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Cake 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

  • 5 cakes yeast
  • 3 tbs
  • 1 bottle root beer extract
  • 5 gal
  • 4 lbs
  • 5 cakes of yeast
  • 5 gals

Directions

1

5 cakes Yeast, 3 tbs. sugar, 1 pt. lukewarm water, 1 bottle Root Beer Extract, 5 gal. pure fresh water, slightly lukewarm, 4 lbs. sugar. Dissolve 5 cakes of Yeast and 3 tbs. sugar in a pt. of lukewarm water. Keep in a warm place for 12 hours, then stir well and strain through cheese-cloth. Add bottle of Root Beer Extract, 4 lbs. sugar and 5 gals, of lukewarm water. Mix thoroughly and bottle. (Tie or fasten in corks.) Keep in warm place about 48 hours. After cooling it is ready for use. Keep in cellar or place of low temperature.

By Ramblers' club, Minneapolis. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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