Mix a couple of quarts of boiling water with a pint and a half of
molasses. Stir in five quarts of cold water, then add ten drops of the
oil of sassafras, ten of spruce, fifteen of winter-green, and a
tea-spoonful of essence of ginger. When just lukewarm, put in half a
pint of fresh lively yeast. When fermented, bottle and cork it, and keep
it in a cool place. It will be fit to drink in the course of two or
three days.