Part 2nd.--Take 4 teaspoonsful of flour, the whites of four eggs beat
finely together, then add 1/2 pint of water. Heat the first part until it
is blood warm, then put in the second, boil 3 minutes and it is done.

Directions.--To 3 tablespoonfuls of the syrup in a glass half or two
thirds full of water add one third of a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda
made fine, stir well, and drink at your leisure.


55. A SUPERIOR GINGER BEER

Take of sugar 10 lbs., lemon juice 9 oz., honey 1/2 lb., bruised
ginger root 11 oz., water 9 galls., yeast 3 pints, boil the ginger
in the water until the strength is all extracted, which you may tell
be tasting the root, then pour it into a tub, throwing the roots
away, let it stand until nearly luke warm, then put in all the rest
of the ingredients, stir well until all dissolved, cover it over
with a cloth, and if it be in the evening, let it remain until next
morning, then strain through cloth, and bottle it, and in a short
time it will be fit for use. Some use less sugar, and some less
lemon juice, to make it with less expense; but it is not so elegant
a drink as this.


56. GINGER POP No. 1

Take of water 5-1/2 galls., ginger root bruised 3/4 lb., tartaric
acid 1/2 oz., white sugar 2-1/4 lbs., the whites of 3 eggs well
beat, a small teaspoonful of oil of lemon, yeast 1 gill; boil the