BEER, SPRUCE
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May be prepared as follows. Take of Essence of Spruce, half a pint; Pimento, bruised; Ginger, bruised; Hops, of each, four ounces; water, three gallons. Boil for five or ten minutes; strain, and add of warm water eleven gallons; yeast, a pint; molasses, six pints. Mix and allow to ferment for twenty hours. Used as an agreeable drink in summer.
By Robley Dunglison