Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| 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
- five gallons of water
- two quarts of molasses
- one tablespoonful of spruce
- two pounds
- three quarts
- a gill of good yeast
- a pint of warm water
- ginger
Directions
Boil some sassafras root, cut fine, and half as much hops, in five gallons of water ; add, while hot, two quarts of molasses, one tablespoonful of spruce, and the same of powdered ginger, and a little all- spice ; when perfectly cold, put it into a cask ; add a gill of good yeast ; mix it well. After it has fer- mented, bottle it.
To prepare mead, take two pounds and a half of honey ; add three quarts and a pint of warm water. Mix it well, and when it is dissolved in the water, pour it into the cask. After it has fermented and is clear, bottle in stone bottles, and cork tight.