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                            Ginger Beer No. 1

Recipe By     : From the radio, British Guyana in early 1960s
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beverages

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4  pound         root ginger
  10      bottles       cold water
   1                    green lemon
   4      pounds        (approximate) clear sugar
                        a few grains of barley

Bruise the ginger but not too much as it makes the drink cloudy.  Pour on
the water; add the rind and juice of a fresh green lemon.  Cover and leave
over night.  The next day, strain, sweeten and bottle adding a few grains of
barley to each bottle.  It takes a few days, at least, for the barley to
cause the drink to ferment.

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NOTES : This was the extent of the recipe as given on a radio cooking
program in Georgetown, British Guiana in 1961-62.  Formerly a south american
British colony, B.G. is now independent Guyana.