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TRADITIONAL
ENGLISH RECIPES GINGER BEER
This
is probably the most classic of the English soft drinks. Again this is
not a fizzy drink and is excellent in the summer as a thirst quencher.
Ingredients:
2 litres of boiling water
450 g / 1 lb sugar
1 egg white (no yolk)
The juice from two large lemons that have been
squeezed
1tbsp
of cream of tartar
75
g / 3 oz of peeled fresh root ginger
Method:
1. Peel the
ginger root then mash it into a paste.
2. Into alarge
bowl place the sugar, lemon juice, tartar and the ginger.
3. Pour in
the boiling water and stir.
4. Add the
egg white whilst still stirring.
5. Cover with
a cloth and leave for 24 hours.
6. Stir the
ginger beer and strain through a non metallic sieve or strainer.
7. Place the
ginger beer into bottles which should be sealed in some way and leave
them
for 4 days to improve the flavour before drinking.
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