GINGER BEER.

To four gallons of water, put three pounds of brown sugar, two ounces of

ginger, one ounce and a half of hops, and about half a pound of

fern-root cut small; boil these together till there be about three

gallons. To colour it, burn a little sugar and put it in the liquor.

Pour it into a vessel when cold, add two table-spoonfuls of barm, and

then proceed as with common beer.

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