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SPRUCE BEER
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SPRUCE BEER

13 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

231
Calories
7g
Protein
5g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Hop not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Brandy 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

  • two pounds of loaf sugar
  • two quarts of lemonade
  • one tablespoonful of extract of lemon
  • an ounce of hops
  • a spoonful of ginger to a gallon of water
  • a gallon of water
  • a pint of molasses
  • a pound of brown sugar
  • a pint of brandy
  • a pint of jamaica rum
  • four lemons
  • eight eggs beaten to a stiff froth
  • half ice

Directions

1

Allow an ounce of hops and a spoonful of ginger to a gallon of water. When well boiled, strain it and put in a pint of molasses, or a pound of brown sugar, and half an ounce or less of the essence of spruce; when cool, add a teacupful of yeast, and put into a clean tight cask, and let it ferment for a day or two, then bottle it for use. You can boil the sprigs of spruce fir in place of the essence.

2

ROMAN PUNCH. No. 1.

3

Grate the yellow rind of four lemons and two oranges upon two pounds of loaf sugar. Squeeze the juice of the lemons and oranges; cover it and let it stand until next day. Strain it through a sieve, mix with the sugar; add a bottle of champagne and the whites of eight eggs beaten to a stiff froth. It may be frozen or not, as desired. For winter use snow instead of ice.

4

ROMAN PUNCH. No. 2.

5

Make two quarts of lemonade, rich with pure juice lemon fruit; add one tablespoonful of extract of lemon. Work well and freeze; just before serving, add for each quart of ice half a pint of brandy and half a pint of Jamaica rum. Mix well and serve in high glasses, as this makes what is called a semi or half ice. It is usually served at dinners as a _coup de milieu_.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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